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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Current craps evolved from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard through a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French moved south and located refuge in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was derived from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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