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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French relocated down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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