Be a Master of Craps – Tips and Tactics: The Background of Craps

February 28th, 2016 by Kingston Leave a reply »
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Be clever, play cunning, and pickup craps the right way!

Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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