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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps come about from the old English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard during a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the losing toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and throughout the nation. A great many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he developed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
