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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately one hundred years old. Modern craps come about from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around 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 name Hazard was gotten from the fortress's name.

Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the English, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It's believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the bad luck toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and all over the country. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps layout. He added the Don't Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.