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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard during a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he invented the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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