Master Craps – Tips and Techniques: The Background of Craps
Posted in Craps on 04/29/2019 09:25 am by Philip
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Current craps come about from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was acquired from the term for the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and throughout the nation. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.