The History of Craps

The background of Craps dates back to a dice game known as Hazard, which goes back to Bernard de Mandeville in New Orleans in 1813. Hazard is believed to be a offshoot of Azzahr, meaning 'the die' a game played by Arabs.

The game evolved as it spread out from the Arab regions to France and then to the UK. By the early 1700s, formal rules for Hazard had been developed. France started playing the British variation of Hazard and is believed to have been brought to America by early French colonists. In the mid-Eighteenth century, when the English beat the French in British North America, the French colonists migrated to Louisiana. Dice were played on river boats, clubs and wharfs and a simplified 'American' style of Craps was developed. The game headed west and is a favoured game that is competed in all over the United States and around the planet.

The name 'Craps' is believed to be a French pronunciation of the phrase crabs, which means two '1s'. There are two basic types of Craps that are played-street Craps and bank Craps. Street caps, correctly called seeing as it is competed in on the streets is where a tosser establishes a point and then tries to roll that point. The wagering is made either with or against the player and somebody has to cover the wager for the dice game to carry on.

In casino Craps, which is the familiar game, played in casinos, the casino banks the casino game. The participants bet against the house-the house covers all of the bets of all of the individuals. Craps once was a very popular casino game but in the last 20 years had split itself and other games, like poker and twenty-one became more popular. However, Craps is seeing a surge in popularity once again in online betting houses and in real betting houses.

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