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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is theorized that Sir William’s soldiers bet on Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French relocated south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was acquired from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and across the country. A good many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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