If the sum is 2, 3, or 12 on the first throw, the shooter loses this event is called craps.If the sum is 7 or 11on the first throw, the shooter wins this event is called a natural.The rules for craps are as follows: The player (known as the shooter) rolls a pair of fair dice In particular, the number of rolls is a random variable. The origin of the name craps is shrouded in doubt, but it may have come from the English crabs or from the French Crapeaud (for toad).įrom a mathematical point of view, craps is interesting because it is an example of a random experiment that takes place in stages the evolution of the game depends critically on the outcome of the first roll. The formal rules for Hazard were established by Montmort early in the 1700s.
A typical craps table is shown below:Īccording to Richard Epstein, craps is descended from an earlier game known as Hazard, that dates to the Middle Ages. Craps is a popular casino game, because of its complexity and because of the rich variety of bets that can be made.
