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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s paladins bet on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French moved down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is derived from the term for the losing throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A few consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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