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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is only about one hundred years old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard during a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the English, the French moved down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their preferred 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 is acquired from the term for the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and across the country. Most acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.