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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Current craps come about from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard during a siege 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 headed down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.