Craps is a very popular casino game. It is played with special hexahedral dice (in the amount of two thereof). The bets are made on a special table with lined areas each for the sum of two dice points.
Craps was first mentioned in the year 1120. This game was very popular with English knights during their conqueror campaigns. The initial name of this game is Hazard or Asart, historians still doubt on that matter. But it is known for sure that its modern name, craps, the game got in 17-18 centuries, when the game had become extremely popular in Europe and became a well-known casino game. Though, it is rather difficult to find a country which didn’t have various variants of craps. Ancient Greece, China, India, Rome, Egypt etc. – this game was really widespread all over the world in the ancient times. Contemporary dice differ a lot from those which were used by our ancient ancestors. In some countries the dice were made of animals’ bones, others used nuts, there were pyramid-shaped dice, some of the ancient dice were much bigger than normal… but as the time passed craps were gradually unified and achieved the shape we know till the present time. Why craps was so popular over the times? What helped it to gain so many amateurs and fans? The answer is simple: the speed of the game is really very high, the gain is close, the failure – not so probable… The rules are deadly simple; all the player has to think of is how much money he is going to bet next.
But of course there are some difficulties. For example, the wrong-balanced dice will always fall on the same side. This has caused the appearance of so many cheats. They always tried to invent some new way to govern the dice.
Another problem is that rather often craps was made illegal. But nowadays everyone may enjoy this casino game, the game that has been popular for so long; the game, that has the simplest rules ever; the game, that will help you to forget all the troubles and worries and to enjoy being led by your Luck and your Destiny. Today you can play craps at any land or online casino. All you need is to choose the casino you like most. The very next moment you are ready to start – having fun and winning money.
