Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, 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 gambler has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches 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 award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two 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 pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning players are able to choose the most beneficial ones each time.

As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.