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The Recorded History of Poker Chips
January 1st, 2010 by Holden
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Casino chips have been made from a varied range of materials in an almost endless assortment of styles since the birth of gambling and the requirement to track winnings. The most familiar materials used today in the creation of modern poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the primary of the bunch, have been made in the US since the late 1800s.

Back in the 1800s, poker players seemed to use any tiny valuable item you can imagine. Early poker enthusiasts at times employed jagged gold pieces as well as chips – primarily manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip features began to employ a bigger prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips were given up to chips with slits to keep them neatly arranged with each other.

There is little debate that poker has grown steadily in popularity ever since its beginnings in the 1800s. With the huge advancement of online gaming and unique TV shows, community appeal in poker has accelerated more rapidly than ever before. Many people are initially introduced to poker by television showslike Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and most will gamble on their initial hands on the internet. Regardless of online poker’s growth, nothing replaces the feeling of mixing heavy poker chips in your hand, tossing chips into the center of a casino table, or stacking high pilesstacks of chips after showing a winning hand.


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