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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is just about 100 years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French relocated south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the losing throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and all over the nation. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps setup. He added the Do not Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.