Friday, December 15, 2006

The origin of poker is believed to be in the first and second decade of the 19th century. The predecessors of the present day poker games first appeared in the former French territory centered on New Orleans, which was ceded to the infant United States by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. This place is also considered as the cradle of poker particularly the famous floating salons; the Mississippi steamers that began to ply their trade from about 1811. Read further...