Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable game each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the player a chance to double their profits, in which instance a further round is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.