The history of poker is a matter of constant discussion and argument and facts and scripts are still being explored to delineate a reliable and trustable story for the invention and origin of the poker game.  There is variety information about the history of poker, but all are not entirely suitable or trustable. However, for the sake of providing a better research towards further clarity, they are grouped under varied classification methods.

There is no clear DNA ancestor for the poker game. It is more likely presented as a possible mutated game from the card games of many countries.  The present day poker and the history of poker being played with the 52 deck cards are derived from stories and scripts of many different counties. However, from all stories and proofs, the cards games are very old in themselves in one form or the other, though the current day poker games are just modified patterns of traditional games.

There is no real hot proof of gambling laws and regulations in the history of poker though it is estimated that there should have been some restrictions or it might have been secretly played. However, the history of poker has not better face for its players.  Poker players were not of the respectable community in olden days. Though a few variation of card games were played among the royal community only.

In less than the past four decades poker has changed drastically in the way they are played and in the way the players are getting rewarded as opposed from the history of poker a couple of centuries ago.  The game of poker per the history of poker was played by thieves, irresponsible time whiners and in some cases rich brats, but over the past few decades there has been a change in the outlook against the history of poker with expert poker players becoming celebrities and are considered at par with mental sports like chess.

Per history of poker the cheating element in dealing was quite common and colluding was also a common happening, but in the current day world poker hands are not any more dealt by cheats who tend to manipulate the deck; instead, they are dealt by software programs and interestingly those that have dealer diploma in poker!

Per poker history the casinos did employ musicians and women to entertain players, which seem to be a continuation of tradition in current day casinos.