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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps formed from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s horsemen gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and across the country. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he invented the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.