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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Modern craps come about from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the ancestry of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights played Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French headed down south and located refuge in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the country. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he developed the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
