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Reasons for such difference is that while the game of poker might have descended and originated from the above named French or German versions, it has close resemblance with others as well. For instance the Persian game of “as nas” closely resembles the game of poker in its rudimentary form. The game was brought by the Persian sailors who visited the French settlements in New Orleans. It is also believed that the game has resemblance with the Renaissance game called “primero” in the French circles. The game was called “brelan” and the English version of the game is without doubt a descendant of this form of the French game.

You will find innumerable online free poker rooms and casinos offering you the game. Some will induce you to register with them while others will allow you to just log on to their site and play. You get all the charms of real online poker rooms sitting at the cool comforts of your home.

One can safely conclude that all these games had some influence or other on the poker game that has regenerated itself with the latest versions of online poker room available in multiple online casinos on the Internet.

If you go by the literary creations then you may look at “An Exposure of the arts and Miseries of Gambling” by Jonathan H.Green in 1843. Even before that Joseph Crowell had reported that the game of poker was a regular feature in the gambling circles of New Orleans in 1829. The Mississippi riverboats, on which gambling was a regular and prime feature, created a wide circle of gamblers all playing the game of poker. This was instrumental in the spread of the games throughout the European gambling circles.