Jan 052023
Be cunning, play cunning, and master craps the proper way!
Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the origin of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was derived from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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