Learn to Play Craps - Tricks and Tactics: the History of Craps

Dice and dice games go back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern day craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps flourished from the ancient English game known as Hazard. No one is certain of the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is considered to have been made up by the British man, Sir William of Tyre, in the 1300's. It is rumored that Sir William's knights gambled on Hazard at the time of a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was developed from the castle's name.

Initial French colonists brought the dice game Hazard to French North America (the area of Acadia, which is now Nova Scotia). In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French headed south and discovered refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more statistically fair. It's believed that the Cajuns changed the name of the game to craps, which was attained from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and around the territory. Many see the die maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps table design. He added the Don't Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he created the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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