Pickup Craps – Hints and Strategies: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the old English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is acquired from the term for the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and across the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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