Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each and every time.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.