Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet connection. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

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

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to choose the most beneficial machine every time.

As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.