Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones every time.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the player a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.