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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Modern craps developed from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French headed south and discovered refuge in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
