Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your home computer, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common 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 last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial ones every instance.

Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.