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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps come about from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the birth of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French headed south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. Most consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he invented the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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