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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date 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. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French moved down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the bad luck throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he created the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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