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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the birth of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortress’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French headed south and discovered refuge in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is acquired from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.