Gaming chips have been manufactured from a varied selection of materials in an almost infinite selection of variations since the advent of wagering and the need to keep track of winnings. The most commonly used components used at present in the creation of current poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the oldest of the group, have been manufactured in the US since the late 19th century.
Back in the 1800s, poker enthusiasts seemed to use any tiny valuable object imaginable. Early poker players sometimes employed rough gold pieces along with chips – normally made of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip features began to play a bigger prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips gave way to chips with engraved slits to keep them neatly arranged with each other.
There is little doubt that poker has grown steadily in acceptance since its beginnings in the 1800s. With the explosive advancement of web gambling and specialty television shows, public interest in poker has accelerated a lot faster than ever before. Many individuals are first introduced to poker by TV showslike Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or "Poker After Dark," and many will wager on their first hands on the internet. Regardless of net poker’s rise, not much replaces the feeling of holding weighty clay poker chips in your hand, throwing chips into the middle of a poker table, or stacking tall pilesstacks of chips after displaying a victorious hand.