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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Current craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is acquired from the term for the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he developed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
