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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s soldiers bet on Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Most consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he invented the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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