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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Modern craps come about from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard through a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is gotten from the term for the bad luck throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.