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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the old English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when expelled by the English, the French relocated south and found sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which was derived from the term for the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. A great many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He added the Do not Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.