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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps evolved from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s horsemen bet on Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French moved down south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the nation. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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