Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through a web account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards as you can in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game 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 choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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 two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game every instance.

As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their winnings, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.