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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. A good many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.