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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers bet on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French headed south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the modern craps layout. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.