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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French headed down south and located safety in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was derived from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and across the nation. A few acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
