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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard through a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.

Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French moved south and located safety in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and across the country. A good many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn created the modern craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he invented the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.