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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the nation. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
