Discover how to Compete in Craps - Hints and Tactics: the Recorded History of Craps

Dice and dice based games go back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about one hundred years old. Modern day craps evolved from the ancient English game named Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, but Hazard is considered to have been developed by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 1300's. It's believed that Sir William's soldiers gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle's name.

Initial French colonists brought the dice game Hazard to Canada (the colony of Acadia, which is now Nova Scotia). In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French moved south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and developed it to be more statistically honest. It is said that the Cajuns amended the name of the game to craps, which was attained from the name of the losing roll of two in the dice game of Hazard, called "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and across the territory. Many consider the die maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He included the Don't Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big six, Big eight, and Hardways.

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