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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps come about from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard through a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the English, the French relocated south and located sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps setup. He added the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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