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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps evolved from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when banished by the English, the French relocated south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was acquired from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. A great many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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