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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French headed south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and all over the country. A great many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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