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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when displaced by the English, the French moved south and located refuge in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he invented the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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