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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights gambled on Hazard amid a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.

Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French moved south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and throughout the country. A few consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.