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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. Modern craps formed from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the birth of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French headed south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and across the nation. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the current craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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