Learn to Play Craps – Tips and Tactics: The Background of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard during a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French headed down south and discovered refuge in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the nation. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he developed the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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