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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French moved down south and discovered refuge in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. A good many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. Later, he created the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.