Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally 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 pick the most money-making machine each and every time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.