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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s soldiers bet on Hazard during a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French moved down south and discovered refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and throughout the country. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
