A Brief History of Poker Time

When last I left you, we were looking at why Poker has the bad name that it has today. To understand the game and why it has the bad name that it does, I thought that a quick history of Poker would be in order.

Many areas of the world have lade claim to being the birth place of poker, however, poker most likely started in China around 900 A.D. Like so many other things it diffused across the land mass and found its way to Europe. French settlers imported the game to North America and in particularly the New Orleans area. The game spread around the Continent and by the time of the American Civil War, games of draw, and straight Poker had become popular. Soldiers on both sides played a great deal. In the newly developing Western United States it took off and from there we get many stereotypes about the game. The next great change came in the late 1800’s when the Chip was created. It made the game easy to manage and gold, coins or money did not have to be used. More terms, rules and types of games were created over time. The game spread around the world as American soldiers fought in many international wars in the 20th century. In the last few years with the popularity of Texas Hold’em (see the last blog) the game is now the third-most-watched televised sport on TV, in the states, trailing only auto racing and football.

So that is a brief history of Poker time.

Once again back to the question why do governments and people that support these governments want to stop online poker.