Ĭraps developed in the United States from a simplification of the western European game of hazard. In 1788, 'Krabs' (later spelled crabs) was an English variation on the dice game hazard (also spelled hasard). JSTOR ( April 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭraps game at a military camp in 1918 Craps being played by children in a street in St Louis, Missouri, circa 1912.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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