Casino chips have been made from a wide selection of materials in an almost infinite variety of styles since the creation of betting and the need to keep an eye on winnings. The most common components employed today in the creation of current poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the original of the bunch, have been manufactured in America since the late 19th century.
Back in the 1800s, poker enthusiasts appear to be using any small item with value you can imagine. Early poker players at times employed jagged gold pieces as well as chips – mainly manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip features began to enjoy a greater prominence, and the smooth sides of older chips were given up to chips with slits to keep them neatly piled up with each other.
There is no debate that poker has grown steadily in universal appeal ever since its beginnings in the 1800s. With the explosive increase of web gaming and unique television shows, community interest in poker has feed the fire a lot faster than ever before. Many folks are initially introduced to poker by television showssuch as "Celebrity Poker" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and most will compete in their initial hands on the internet. Regardless of internet poker’s rise, not much competes with the feeling of holding heavy clay poker chips in your hands, throwing chips into the center of a casino table, or stacking tall pilesstacks of chips after showing a victorious hand.