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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the birth of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard amid a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was derived from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. Most consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed 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 established the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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