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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights played Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French relocated south and located refuge in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was acquired from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and across the nation. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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