The Background of Poker Chips

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Casino chips have been manufactured from a huge range of materials in an almost infinite variety of styles since the creation of betting and the requirement to track winnings. The most common components employed at this time in the manufacture of new poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylics. Clay chips, the oldest of the bunch, have been manufactured in America since the late 1800s.

Back in the 1800s, poker players seemed to use any small item with value imaginable. Early poker enthusiasts sometimes employed jagged gold pieces as well as chips – primarily made of wood and clay. By the 20th century, poker chip designs started to play a bigger prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips were given up to chips with ridges to hold them neatly stacked with each other.

There is little doubt that poker has increased steadily in acceptance since its origin in the 19th century. With the explosive advancement of web gaming and specialty television shows, public appeal in poker has accelerated more rapidly than ever before. Many folks are initially introduced to poker by TV showslike "Celebrity Poker" or "Poker After Dark," and many will gamble on their initial hands online. Regardless of internet poker’s growth, nothing replaces the feeling of holding weighty clay poker chips in your hands, tossing chips into the middle of a poker table, or creating high pilesstacks of chips after showing a winning hand.