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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French relocated south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was derived from the name of the losing throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and throughout the country. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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