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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps come about from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard through a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired 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 southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the bad luck toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A few consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He created the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he developed the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.