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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French relocated south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was acquired from the name of the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. A few think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he established the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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