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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French headed south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is derived from the name of the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the country. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn designed the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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