The history of Craps dates back to a dice game referred to as Hazard, which goes all the way back to Bernard de Mandeville in New Orleans in Early 1800’s. Hazard is believed to be a byproduct of Azzahr, meaning ‘the die’ a game enjoyed by Arabs.
The game evolved as it traveled from the Arab regions to Europe and then to England. By the early eighteenth century, cultivated rules for Hazard had been established. France started playing the British version of Hazard and is thought to have been imported to America by early French settlers. In the mid-1700s, when the English beat the French in British North America, the French colonizers moved to Louisiana. Dice were played on river boats, casinos and wharfs and a modernized ‘US’ style of Craps was developed. The game headed west and is a popular game that is played all over the United States and around the planet.
The name ‘Craps’ is theorized to be a French articulation of the phrase crabs, which refers to two ones. There are 2 basic forms of Craps that are wagered on-street Craps and bank Craps. Street caps, aptly named since it’s bet on the streets is where a player makes a point and then attempts to roll that point. The wagering is made either for or opposed to the shooter and another player has to cover the wager in order for the craps game to go on.
In bank Craps, which is the popular game, competed in in betting houses, the casino funds the casino game. The participants gamble with the casino-the house covers all of the wagers of all of the gamblers. Craps once was a quite well-loved casino game but in the last 20 years had divided itself and other games, such as poker and chemin de fer became more well-liked. However, Craps is observing a come back in recognition once again in web casinos and in brink and mortar betting houses.
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