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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps come about from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the British, the French moved down south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn designed the current craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.