Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards as you can in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has decided on which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest succeeding 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 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial game each instance.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.