What was to become the modern American version of the game was brought to New Orleans by Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, a gambler and politician descended from wealthy colonial Louisiana landowners. Its origins are complex and may date to the Crusades, later being influenced by French gamblers. HistoryĬraps developed from a simplification of the early English game of ' hazard'. Because it requires little equipment, 'street craps' can be played in informal settings. Players may wager money against each other (playing 'street craps', also known as 'shooting dice' or 'rolling dice') or a bank (playing ' casino craps', also known as 'table craps', or often just 'craps'). Craps is a dice game in which the players make wagers on the outcome of the roll, or a series of rolls, of a pair of dice.
