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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps evolved from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings 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 theorized that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French headed south and located sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is gotten from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he established the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.