Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be "given out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each instance.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.