Poker, the most popular gambling game roots its origin to as long back as the 10th century! Hard to believe it, but if some records are to be believed it is true that the game of poker was played since then. Such is the fun of this engrossing game of luck and skill, that it has managed to captivate folks from centuries long and does it even now. So much so, that it has even made a remarkable online presence!

So, some believe the Chinese played it during the 10th century and some claim the early form of this game way played by the Indians ages before it! The Egyptians too played a game similar to poker in the 12th and 13th century. A version of poker called the ‘ganfija’ is believed to have been in common play in Persia in the 16th century. However, it’s Spain’s ‘Primero’ (of the era of 1596) that has the most of the similarities to the game of poker being played now. The first written references to the game of poker dates way back in 1834 in the writings of Jonathan H. Green who referred to this game as the ‘game of cheating’!

Even the nomenclature of the game has some speculation surrounding its origin. While some feel its credits ought to be given to the Indian word ‘pucca’, some are stern of the word being derived from the German word ‘pochen’. Another claim is of poker having its roots in the French word ‘poque’. .

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