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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about 100 years old. Current craps come about from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French relocated down south and found refuge in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the bad luck throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he created the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.