The origenty of this game lies in ancient china. The term Sic Bo actually means dice pair. However it is wrong name as it played with three dice. In the beginning the game was played with bricks which were toppled between two plates and an inverted bowl. But with the passing of time it was replaced by dice and on hour glass shaped cage.
The ancients changes of this game were also named as “Lucky Dice” and “Tai Sai” and Hi Lo in Philippines. In Macau ‘Dai Siu” the other name of Sic Bo was played or large scale. Dai Siu literally meant ‘Big Small’. It referred to the big and small betting options offered in the game. This game has strong resemblance to a similar English game named “Grand Hazard”.
South east Asia, Korea and China are the other countries in which this game is qute popular. In Nineteenth Century this game became popular in the west when people from these countries migrated to west. Once it entered in the casinos of west it popularity cross the limits due to the great odds of winning

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