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Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the British, the French headed down south and found sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the bad luck toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and across the nation. A few consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn designed the current craps layout. He added the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.