Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a net connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.

The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed 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 and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their wins, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.