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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps developed from the old English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and discovered safety in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. A great many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he invented the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.