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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Modern craps evolved from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French headed down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and throughout the nation. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps layout. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.