The Origins of Video Poker
Poker is one of the most well-known and most-played card games in the world. Being linked to its origins in the 1820s in New Orleans, cards were limited to 20 per game, with four players at one game. After Poker’s popularity had spread across countries, the French brought out the more modern 52 card deck in 1850. Poker began to grow, gaining new types of cards and rules into the modern card game it is today. Professional tournaments began to start, and huge amounts of money could be won.