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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for certain the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s horsemen bet on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.

Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when displaced by the English, the French relocated down south and found safety in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.