Poker chips have been manufactured from a wide range of materials in an almost endless selection of variations since the creation of gambling and the need to track winnings. The most commonly used components employed today in the manufacture of current poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylics. Clay chips, the oldest of the bunch, have been made in the US since the late 19th century.
Back in the 1800s, poker players appear to be using any small valuable object imaginable. Early poker enthusiasts sometimes used rough gold pieces along with chips – primarily manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip designs began to enjoy a bigger prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips were given up to chips with engraved slits to keep them neatly stacked together.
There is no debate that poker has grown constantly in appeal since its origin in the 19th century. With the huge advancement of net gambling and unique TV shows, community appeal in poker has accelerated more rapidly than ever before. Most people are initially introduced to poker by TV showslike Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or "Poker After Dark," and many will gamble on their 1st hands on the net. Regardless of online poker’s rise, nothing replaces the feeling of mixing weighty clay poker chips in your hand, throwing chips into the center of a poker table, or creating tall pilesstacks of chips after showing a victorious hand.
