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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the ancestry of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French moved down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps layout. He created the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
