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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is theorized that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard through a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French relocated down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and across the nation. A great many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he invented the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.