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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps evolved from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French moved south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was derived from the term for the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the nation. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps layout. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players could wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.