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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps formed from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard through a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French relocated south and located sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. A good many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.