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Gaming chips have been manufactured from a varied selection of materials in an almost endless variety of variations since the creation of wagering and the need to track winnings. The most commonly seen materials employed at present in the creation of current poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylics. Clay chips, the original of the group, have been made in the US since the late 19th century.

Back in the 1800s, poker players seemed to use any small object with value you can imagine. Early poker enthusiasts at times employed jagged gold pieces as well as chips – normally manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip designs started to enjoy a bigger prominence, and the smooth edges of older chips gave way to chips with engraved slits to hold them neatly arranged with each other.

There is no doubt that poker has grown constantly in appeal ever since its origin in the 1800s. With the huge increase of web gaming and unique TV shows, community interest in poker has accelerated faster than ever before. Many people are first introduced to poker by TV showssuch as Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and many will bet on their first hands on the internet. Despite net poker’s rise, not much replaces the feeling of mixing weighty clay poker chips in your hand, throwing chips into the center of a casino table, or creating tall pilesstacks of chips after displaying a victorious hand.