Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most profitable machine each and every instance.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.