Poker Game Moments

• By the 1980s, poker was being depicted in popular culture as a commonplace recreational activity. For example, it was featured in at least 10 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation as a weekly event of the senior staff of the fictional ship's crew.
• In the 1990s, poker and casino gambling spread across the United States, most notably to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• In 1998, Planet Poker dealt the first real money online poker game.
• In 1999, Late Night Poker debuted on British television, introducing poker for the first time to many Europeans.