Be a Master of Craps – Tricks and Tactics: The History of Craps
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A good many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
