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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Current craps come about from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French headed south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn designed the modern craps layout. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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