Figure out how to Bet on Craps – Hints and Strategies: the Recorded History of Craps
Dice and dice based games go back to the Crusades, but modern day craps is only about one hundred years old. Modern day craps evolved from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one is certain of the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s rumored that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard for the duration of a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Initial French settlers brought the game Hazard to French North America (the colony of Acadia, which is Nova Scotia today). In the 1700s, when displaced by the British, the French headed south and located sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Nova Scotia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined 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 term for the losing roll of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and around the nation. Many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He included the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the shooter to lose. Later, he developed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big eight, and Hardways.