Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

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

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The round 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 payout schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial machine each instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the player a chance to double their wins, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.