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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about one hundred years old. Current craps evolved from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French relocated south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and throughout the country. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps setup. He added 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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