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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s horsemen bet on Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French moved south and located refuge in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is derived from the name of the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and all over the country. A few consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he designed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.