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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps come about from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard through a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he developed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
