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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps come about from the old English game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is theorized that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when exiled by the British, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the country. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he designed the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.