Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a web connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the player has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most profitable machine every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.