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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is theorized that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard during a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French moved down south and located safety in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to lose. Later, he established the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
