Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a web account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to choose the most profitable game each and every instance.

As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.