Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net account. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine every instance.

As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.