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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when driven away by the British, the French relocated south and discovered safety in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps layout. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.