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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is theorized that Sir William’s soldiers bet on Hazard during a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French moved south and located safety in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.