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Many think that the popular card game poker is a recent happening and first came into fashion in the days of the “wild west” in America. Although it was certainly very popular then, particularly in the saloon bars so often seen in the films about the time, it is a lot older than that.

The origin of Poker is widely disputed. There are as many possible birthplaces as there are variations of the game. The most popular belief is that it was invented by the Chinese around 900 A.D., believed to have derived from the Chinese dominoes. On New Year’s Eve, 969, the Emperor Mu-tsung is reported to have played “domino cards” with his wife.

Whatever the origins of poker it is now true that the game has never been so popular, particularly now that we can access online casinos like 888 that have a full range of games in addition to online poker.