The history of Craps dates back to a dice game referred to as Hazard, which dates all the way back to Bernard de Mandeville in New Orleans in Early 1800’s. Hazard is believed to be a by-product of Azzahr, meaning ‘the die’ a game enjoyed by Arabs.
The game evolved as it traveled from the Arab regions to France and then England. By the early 18th century, formal established rules for Hazard had been established. France started playing the British variation of Hazard and is assumed to have been brought to the new world by early French colonists. In the mid-1700s, when the English defeated the French in British North America, the French colonists relocated to Louisiana. Dice were enjoyed on river boats, casinos and wharfs and a modernized ‘US’ variation of Craps was developed. The game moved west and is a popular game that is participated in all over the United States and all over the world.
The name ‘Craps’ is believed to be a French pronunciation of the word crabs, which means two ‘1s’. There are two general forms of Craps that are enjoyed-street Craps and bank Craps. Street caps, accurately named because it’s played on the streets is where a shooter sets a point and then attempts to roll that point. The wagering is made either for or against the tosser and someone has to cover the bet in order for the dice game to go on.
In bank Craps, which is the normal game, played in casinos, the casino backs the casino game. The gamblers gamble against the house-the house covers all of the bets of all of the players. Craps used to be a very popular casino game but in the last 20 years had divided itself and different games, such as poker and blackjack became even more well-liked. However, Craps is observing a surge in fame once again in web casinos and in brink and mortar casinos.
