Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, through an Internet account. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast 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, from all to none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.

Typically, the lowest 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, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are able to select the most profitable game each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.