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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps formed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is derived from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and across the nation. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He created the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he developed the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.