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Poker chips have been manufactured from a wide selection of materials in an almost endless selection of variations since the birth of gambling and the need to track winnings. The most familiar components employed at this time in the creation of new poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylics. Clay chips, the original of the group, have been made in the US since the late 1800s.

Back in the 1800s, poker players seemed to use any small valuable object imaginable. Early poker enthusiasts at times employed jagged gold pieces along with chips – normally manufactured of wood and clay. By the 20th century, poker chip designs began to employ a greater prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips were given up to chips with ridges to keep them neatly arranged with each other.

There is little debate that poker has grown steadily in universal appeal ever since its beginnings in the 19th century. With the explosive advancement of web gaming and specialty television shows, public appeal in poker has feed the fire a lot faster than ever before. Many people are initially introduced to poker by television showssuch as "Celebrity Poker" or "Poker After Dark," and many will participate in their 1st hands online. Despite online poker’s growth, not much competes with the feeling of shuffling weighty clay poker chips in your hands, tossing chips into the center of a casino table, or creating high pilesstacks of chips after showing a victorious hand.

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