Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "handed out" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.

Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to select the most beneficial game every time.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.