Others
believe craps originated in America from an old dice game
called hazard. The rules of hazard were established by French
mathematician Pierre Remond de Montmort in the early 1700s.
The
origin of the word "craps" is not clear, but it
may have come from "crab eyes" a term used in
hazard, or possibly from the French "crapeaud",
for toad.
 In
1813, Bernard de Mandeville of New Orleans simplified the
game of hazard into the game of craps. This revised game soon
became popular in Mississippi river steamboats and later spread
to casinos and gambling halls throughout the country. By 1910,
craps had become the most popular casino game in the world.
You
can play craps from the comfort of your home.
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