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The History of Poker Money

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Gaming chips have been made from a huge selection of materials in an almost endless selection of styles since the birth of gambling and the requirement to keep an eye on winnings. The most familiar materials used at this time in the manufacture of cutting-edge poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylics. Clay chips, the primary of the group, have been made in the US since the late 19th century.

Back in the 19th century, poker players appear to be using any tiny valuable object imaginable. Early poker enthusiasts sometimes employed rough gold pieces along with chips – mainly made of wood and clay. By the 20th century, poker chip features began to enjoy a greater prominence, and the smooth sides of older chips gave way to chips with engraved slits to keep them neatly arranged with each other.

There is little or no debate that poker has gotten bigger constantly in appeal ever since its origin in the 19th century. With the explosive advancement of web gambling and specialty TV shows, public appeal in poker has feed the fire faster than ever before. Most individuals are first introduced to poker by TV showssuch as Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and most will gamble on their initial hands on the web. Despite internet poker’s rise, nothing replaces the feeling of mixing weighty poker chips in your hands, throwing chips into the middle of a poker table, or creating tall pilesstacks of chips after showing a winning hand.

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