Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones every time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.