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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the old English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortification’s name.

Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French headed down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn designed the modern craps layout. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the spaces for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.