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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.

Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is gotten from the name of the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he created the spaces for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.