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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately one hundred years old. Current craps come about from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins bet on Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French moved south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. Many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
