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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about 100 years old. Current craps come about from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.

Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and located safety in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was derived from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he established the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.