Casino chips have been manufactured from a huge range of materials in an almost infinite assortment of styles since the creation of betting and the requirement to keep track of winnings. The most familiar components employed at present in the manufacture of modern poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the primary of the group, have been manufactured in the US since the late 1800s.
Back in the 19th century, poker enthusiasts seemed to use any small valuable item you can imagine. Early poker players at times used jagged gold pieces as well as chips – normally manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip designs began to employ a greater prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips gave way to chips with slits to hold them neatly stacked together.
There is little doubt that poker has grown constantly in popularity ever since its origin in the 1800s. With the huge advancement of web gaming and unique TV shows, community appeal in poker has feed the fire faster than ever before. Many people are first introduced to poker by TV showssuch as "Celebrity Poker" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and many will wager on their initial hands on the internet. Regardless of internet poker’s growth, nothing competes with the feeling of holding weighty poker chips in your hand, tossing chips into the middle of a poker table, or stacking high pilesstacks of chips after displaying a victorious hand.