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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Current craps come about from the old English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French headed south and discovered safety in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was acquired from the name of the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and across the nation. A few acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he created the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
