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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard through a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French moved south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the current craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he established the spaces for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.