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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard during 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 Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French relocated down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was derived from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the country. Many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he designed the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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