craps (OED 1843) 1842 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 29 June 2/1 (Genealogy Bank) An ordinance introduced by Mr. Cruzat was passed, imposing a tax or license of $2000 per annum on the keepers of all games of Craps. Fred Shapiro ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org