Poker’s specific origins are widely unknown, however this popular games influences span across the world. It may have come from humble beginnings, and unknown specifics, but it is one of the most popular games, and card games, overall across the world. Here is a little bit about the history we know of Poker.
Poker has many influences, one being the Egyptians, somewhere between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. They even used playing cards in their version of Poker. Persians used something called “treasure cards” in the sixteenth century for gambling type games. It later proceeded to gain popularity in both France and Germany, all having their own name for the game. However, the French version would be the one to rise above the others and claim the title of the direct ancestor of Poker, it is called Primero. They then brought it to the Americas via Canadian settlements. It was there that it received it’s official title and rules.
Throughout the Civil War, Poker was popular in every town across the country. The rest, as they say, is history! Now it can be found on the internet as well as land based casinos across the world.