Master Craps – Tricks and Plans: The Background of Craps
Posted in Craps on 12/14/2015 02:21 am by Philip
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when exiled by the British, the French relocated south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is derived from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the current craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he established the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.