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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Modern craps evolved from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard through a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French moved south and located safety in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the losing toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In 1907, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. Afterwords, he invented the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.