Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand 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 enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three 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 change from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each time.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.