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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps developed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the ancestry of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French relocated down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was acquired from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so gamblers can 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.