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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Current craps evolved from the old English game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard amid a siege on the castle 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 headed south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was derived from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and across the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.