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Craps developed from a simplification of the Old English game of hazard.

Its origins are complex and may date to the Crusades, later being influenced by French gamblers.

What was to become the modern American version of the game was brought to New Orleans by Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, scion of wealthy Louisiana landowners, a gambler, and politician.

There was a flaw in Bernard's version of the game in which players could exploit the casino using fixed dice and taking advantage of the way players can bet with or against the dice thrower.

A man named John H. Winn introduced the " don't pass " betting option in order to fix this problem and it is this version of craps that still exists today.