Be a Master of Craps – Tips and Plans: The Background of Craps
Posted in Craps on 06/16/2017 04:25 am by Philip
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps come about from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French relocated south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. A good many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.