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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s knights played Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the British, the French headed south and located safety in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized 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 migrated to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he developed the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.