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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately one hundred years old. Current craps come about from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard amid a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he developed the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.