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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Modern craps come about from the old English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he developed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.