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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps formed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French relocated south and found refuge in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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