It was introduced to the United States by Chinese immigrants in the early 20th century, and can now be found in most American casinos. It is played in the Philippines as hi-lo. Sic Bo is a casino game, popular in Asia and widely played (as dai siu) in casinos in Macau, Hong Kong. The literal meaning of sic bo is 'precious dice', while dai siu and dai sai mean 'big small'.
Grand hazard and chuck-a-luck are variants, both of English origin.
Sic bo (骰寶), also known as tai sai (大細), dai siu (大小), big and small or hi-lo, is an unequal game of chance of ancient Chinese origin played with three dice. Chinese casino game of chance The layout of a sic bo table