Become Versed in Craps – Hints and Techniques: The Background of Craps

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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when displaced by the British, the French moved south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was acquired from the term for the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and throughout the nation. Most consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.