Master Craps – Tricks and Strategies: The History of Craps

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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps come about from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.

Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French headed down south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was acquired from the name of the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and throughout the country. A good many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.