Casino chips have been made from a huge range of materials in an almost endless assortment of variations since the birth of betting and the need to keep an eye on winnings. The most commonly seen materials employed at this time in the manufacture of current poker chips are plastic, clay, and acrylic composite. Clay chips, the original of the bunch, have been manufactured in the US since the late 1800s.

Back in the 19th century, poker players appear to be using any small valuable object imaginable. Early poker players at times used jagged gold pieces along with chips – primarily manufactured of wood and clay. By the 1900s, poker chip features began to enjoy a bigger 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 or no debate that poker has increased constantly in universal appeal ever since its beginnings in the 1800s. With the explosive advancement of net gaming and specialty television shows, community appeal in poker has feed the fire a lot faster than ever before. Many folks are initially introduced to poker by television showslike Bravo’s "Celebrity Poker Showdown" or the Travel Channel’s "World Poker Tour," and many will compete in their first hands on the net. Despite online poker’s rise, not much replaces the feeling of holding weighty clay 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.