The History Of Craps
The history of Craps dates back to a dice game called Hazard,
which dates back to Bernard de Mandeville in New Orleans in
1813. Hazard is thought to be a descendant of Azzahr, meaning
'the die'-a game played by Arabs.
The game evolved as it traveled from the Arab countries to
France and then England. By the early 1700s, formal rules for
Hazard had been established. France adopted the English version
of Hazard and is thought to have been brought to America by
early French settlers. In the mid-1700s, when the English
defeated the French in Canada, the French settlers relocated to
Louisiana. Dice were played on river boats, clubs and wharfs and
a simplified 'American' version of Craps was developed. The game
moved west along with the frontier and is a popular game today
that is played all over the United States and around the world.
The name 'Craps' is believed to be a French pronunciation of the
word crabs, which means a pair of ones. There are two basic
forms of Craps that are played-street Craps and bank Craps.
Street caps, aptly named because it is played on the streets is
where a shooter establishes a point and then tries to make that
point. The betting is made either for or against the shooter and
someone must cover the bet in order for the game to continue.
In bank Craps, which is the common game, played in casinos, the
casino banks the game. The players play against the house-the
casino covers all of the bets of all of the players. Craps used
to be a quite popular game but in the last 20 years had divided
itself and other games, such as poker and black jack became more
popular. However, Craps is seeing a come back in popularity once
again in online casinos and in real casinos.
Craps is based on a party at the table. These are the players at
the casino that you often hear shouting at each other, at the
table and dice-it's a team sport-you get to play along with
other players. The appeal of Craps being a team effort is what
appeals to many people, however for others; the essence of the
game is to make money, and lots of it. At a Craps table, it is
possible to make quite a lot of money playing. Craps can be a
confusing game to play at first sight. Craps looks like a
difficult game to grasp however once you understand the concepts
of Craps and you get the hang of the game; it is quite easy to
follow.