The earliest reference seems to be from JH Green who, in 1834, referred to the ‘cheating game’ being played on the riverboats in Mississippi of the time.
Kwanza ya kumbukumbu inaonekana kuwa na JH Green ambaye, katika 1834, uliofanyika mchezo ‘cheating’ kuwa alicheza katika riverboats katika Mississippi wa wakati huo.