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Gaming chips have been made from a varied selection of materials in an almost endless variety of variations since the creation of gambling and the need to track winnings. The most common components employed at present in the manufacture of new poker chips are plastic, clay composite, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the original of the bunch, have been made in the US since the late 1800s.

Back in the 19th century, poker players appear to be using any tiny object with value you can imagine. Early poker players sometimes used jagged gold pieces along with chips – chiefly manufactured of wood and clay. By the 20th century, poker chip features began to play a bigger prominence, and the smooth sides of older chips gave way to chips with ridges to hold them neatly stacked with each other.

There is no doubt that poker has gotten bigger steadily in universal appeal ever since its origin in the 1800s. With the huge growth of net gambling and unique television shows, public appeal in poker has accelerated a lot faster than ever before. Most individuals are first introduced to poker by television showssuch as Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or "Poker After Dark," and most will gamble on their 1st hands on the internet. Despite web poker’s rise, nothing competes with the feeling of mixing weighty poker chips in your hand, tossing chips into the center of a casino table, or creating high pilesstacks of chips after displaying a victorious hand.