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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about 100 years old. Current craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights played Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the English, the French relocated down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. A few acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.