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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the origin of the game, but Hazard is said to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when driven away by the British, the French relocated south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he invented the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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