Be a Master of Craps – Tips and Plans: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps formed from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he designed the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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