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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the old English game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard through a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was acquired from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. Later, he established the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
