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Kathryn Whittaker, Sat Dec 10th
Poker chips, or poker tokens, are used to keep track duringgambling and replace money during the game. Even though pokerchips are called clay chips, poker chip sets are not entirelymade of clay. Sometimes clay is used as filler, but it is alwaysmixed with some synthetic material for durability. Claycomposite chip sets were popular in the early 1800s and todayare rarely used mainly because they are more expensive and tendto break easily.
Today the most popular poker chip sets are made of plastic, claycomposite, and acrylic. Since 1930s poker chip sets weredecorated with metal foil for extra durability and security. Tenyears later, poker chip sets were printed in the center andalong the edges.
Since 1950s most introduced their own designs and logosimprinted on the poker chip sets, and these chips becamecollectable items. To add extra security and preventcounterfeiting, started to use unique blends andmaterials in their poker chips. Most often, it's a top-secretblend of synthetic polymer acrylic composite, sometimes withadded clay or kaolin.
All have their own unique colorful designs or at least alogo on their poker chip sets. These sets are produced only by afew specially appointed companies in the US, and the designs areprotected by copyright.
For home gambling metal core poker or plastic chip sets areused. The metal core ones are heavier, can be customized indesign and color scheme, which adds that special casino feel tothem. Plastic poker chip sets are more lightweight and can bedamaged more easily. On the other hand, they are less expensiveand can be bought anywhere in any quantity. Plastic poker chipsets are the best choice for beginners in gambling, or forpeople who play occasionally. When people become serious aboutpoker and start playing regularly, they prefer to invest inmetal core poker chip sets or even in composite clay poker chipsets.
Poker chip sets are widely available on the Internet. Mostcompanies when you place an order send a sample chip. You canalso collect a nice poker chip set if you buy one-dollar chipsfrom - these would be of much better quality than anychips you could buy in stores, plus, they are a greatconversational piece! And you can always trade them back formoney in the casino or even play with them.
If you decide to keep your casino poker chip set, you need toprovide them with a good "home". To keep your poker chips safeyou need a poker chip case with lock and key where you wouldstore your set during a poker session. Most often, you will geta complementary poker chip case when you place an order for apoker chip set. If you buy one separately, look for a case madeof metal or hard wood, with a reliable lock and soft interiorlining to protect chips and cards. Plastic or vinyl cases areeasily damaged and do not provide enough protection for heavierpoker chip sets.
When you are ready to buy your poker chip set, make sure you gofor the best quality you can afford and that you order enoughchips to accommodate the number of players you usually have. Asa rule, you cannot have too many chips, but if you order notenough of them, you can easily add more. Store them in areliable poker chip case and enjoy the game!
About the author:Kathryn Whittaker writes articles on a number of differenttopics. For more information on Poker chips please visithttp://www.poker-chips-guide.com and for additional pokerarticles please visithttp://www.poker-chips-guide.com/pokerchips-articles/