Craps is based on an old European dice game called hazard. The name craps comes from “crabs eyes”, the term for the number 2 in hazard. The modern rules were developed in the early 1800s by African Americans in and around New Orleans, Louisiana. Craps is usually played as a betting (gambling) game, but can also be played without betting.
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Craps Terminology
Pass – a win
Don’t Pass / Miss – a loss
Come out – the initial roll of a new game
Natural – 7 or 11 on the come out
Craps – 2, 3 or 12 on the come out
Points – the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10
Point round – happens after a point is rolled on the come out
Seven out – a 7 during the point round
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