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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French relocated south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the nation. Most consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
