Casino chips have been made from a varied range of materials in an almost endless selection of variations since the creation of gambling and the need to keep track of winnings. The most common components used at present in the manufacture of modern poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylics. Clay chips, the primary of the bunch, have been made in America since the late 19th century.
Back in the 19th century, poker enthusiasts appear to be using any small item with value you can imagine. Early poker players at times used rough gold pieces along with chips – mainly made of wood and clay. By the 20th century, poker chip designs began to play a greater prominence, and the smooth sides of older chips gave way to chips with engraved slits to keep them neatly stacked together.
There is little or no doubt that poker has gotten bigger constantly in universal appeal ever since its beginnings in the 1800s. With the explosive increase of internet gaming and specialty TV shows, public appeal in poker has accelerated a lot faster than ever before. Many folks are initially introduced to poker by TV showssuch as "Celebrity Poker" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and most will gamble on their initial hands on the net. Despite internet poker’s rise, nothing competes with the feeling of shuffling weighty poker chips in your hands, throwing chips into the middle of a poker table, or creating high pilesstacks of chips after displaying a winning hand.