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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is theorized that Sir William’s horsemen bet on Hazard amid a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French relocated south and located refuge in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the spaces for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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