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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the British, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats 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 created the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he established the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.