Become Versed in Craps – Tricks and Tactics: The History of Craps
Posted in Craps on 12/02/2017 03:25 am by Philip
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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French relocated south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.