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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the birth of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s knights gambled on Hazard during a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was gotten from the name of the losing toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and all over the nation. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.