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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps evolved from the ancient English game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French moved south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A good many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the current craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. Later, he created the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.