The origin of a certain thing depends heavily on the written or verbal recorded account of events. There are cases of things that do not have formal accounts of history and origin primarily because nobody thought it is important to take note of during that time. The process of origination rarely takes place except when the event becomes notably important in the long run.
Just like the case of poker, wherein it does not have a distinct origin and time frame due to lack of records about when it took place and who developed the game. There were speculations that Poker might have started from a single table or from a group of players in a certain area but may have eventually been passed on to some groups of a different locality such that no one knows for sure who really started the game.
However, there have been some facts regarding poker, though based on surmise, which can at least take into account the historical background of the game.
The history of poker was said to have originated from a former French territory based on New Orleans some time between 1810 and 1825. This game of gambling started out from gambling saloons and famous floating saloons know...