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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Modern craps formed from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard during a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French moved south and located safety in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and throughout the nation. Most think the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn designed the current craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. Later, he created the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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