With no backboard or sidewalk curb to hit against, this gave rise to presumed methods of dice control, of which the best was known as the 'army blanket roll'. Street craps may be played by rolling the dice against a back-stop, such as a curb or stair-stoop, or without a back-stop, at the choice of the players.ĭuring World War II, street-style craps became popular among soldiers, who often played it using an Army blanket as a shooting surface. The game, first known as crapaud (a French word meaning 'toad' in reference to the original style of play by people crouched over a floor or sidewalk), reportedly owes its modern popularity to street craps being spread through the African-American community. Winn introduced the 'don't pass' betting option in order to fix this problem and it is this version of craps that still exists today. There was a flaw in Bernard's version of the game in which players could exploit the casino using fixed dice and taking advantage of the way players can bet with or against the dice thrower. What was to become the modern American version of the game was brought to New Orleans by Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, scion of wealthy Louisiana landowners, a gambler, and politician. Its origins are complex and may date to the Crusades, later being influenced by French gamblers. 11 The rules of play against other playersĬraps developed from a simplification of the Old English game hazard.2 The rules of play against a bank or casino.

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