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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 approximately a century old. Modern craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the ancestry of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s knights played Hazard amid a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was derived from the term for the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and across the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He added the Do not Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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