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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard through a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.

Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and located refuge in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. Most think the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he designed the spaces for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.