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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Modern craps come about from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French moved down south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. A good many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.