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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French moved south and settled in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favored 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 gotten 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 throughout the country. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the modern craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to lose. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.