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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Modern craps formed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard through a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French headed south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the nation. A few think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.