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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard through a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French relocated down south and located sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was derived from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spaces for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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