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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the old English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the English, the French moved south and found sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was gotten from the term for the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. Most consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.