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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s knights played Hazard through a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French relocated south and discovered refuge in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is gotten from the name of the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the current craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he invented the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.