Why do card decks have jokers?

Jokers were added to the deck around the 1860s—long after card decks became common—to capitalize on the popularity of a game called euchre
euchre
Euchre is a four-player trump game, wherein the players are paired to form two partnerships. Standard Euchre uses a deck of 24 playing cards consisting of A, K, Q, J, 10, and 9 of each of the four suits; it may also be played with 25 cards by adding a Joker.
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, from the Alsatian game juckerspiel
juckerspiel
Juckerspiel, also known as Jucker or Juckern, is a card game that was popular in the Alsace region. It is believed to be the ancestor of Euchre and may have given its name to the playing card known as the Joker. Juckerspiel. Ancestor of Euchre. Origin.
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Do card decks have a 1?
"1" cards are usually known as aces. "2" cards are also known as deuces.
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How many types of 52 card decks are there?
The normal pack has 52 cards in it. These are split into four types, known as suits, called hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.
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What is the order of card decks?
Ask the participants to work jointly and arrange the deck of cards in a regular order with all Clubs, followed by all Hearts, all Spades, and all Diamonds. Within each suit, the cards should be in this order: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 6,7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, and King.
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Do casinos rig card decks?
No, they are not rigged. There are basically two types of card shuffling machines. ... The other form of shuffling machines are those 'continuous' shufflers used in blackjack for example and these are used by casinos to prevent 'card counting'. These are also random.
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