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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the ancient Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It's believed that Sir William's horsemen played Hazard during a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle's name.

Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It's said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. Most consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He created the Do not Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he created the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.