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Become Versed in Craps – Tips and Plans: The Past of Craps

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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps come about from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard amid a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French headed south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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