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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Modern craps formed from the old English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the ancestry of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French relocated south and located refuge in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and across the nation. A few acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he developed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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