Craps On Line

Craps, which is one of the most popular casino games today, has a history that goes back perhaps 2,000 years. In the earliest versions, knucklebones were used, and points calculated by which way they fell. This is where the phrase "throwing the bones" comes from. Some speculate that the Roman soldiers gambling for Christ's robe at the Crucifixion were playing a version of craps.

By 900 A.D., cubes with carved pips on them were being used, and the game began to take on its modern form. It may have come to the Romans from the Ottoman Empire, where it was called azzahr. That name eventually became hazard as the game spread throughout Europe. By the 1700s, formal written rules existed.

Another name for hazard was crabs, and that's the name that migrated to America, where it mutated to craps. The game became most strongly established in the South, especially around New Orleans. Riverboats plying the Mississippi were basically floating casinos until the late 1800s, when "bank gambling" (where you bet against the house) was prohibited.

Craps became a game played on the street, with players betting against each other, until gambling became legalized again. Now you can play craps in the comfort of your own home, thanks to the wonders of the Internet. GalaxiWorld.com was one of the pioneers of internet casinos, and has a long-standing reputation for fairness and high quality games. Click here for more information on our no-download games.

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