Video Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a web account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.

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

The Video Poker machine 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 gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing 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 payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable players are able to select the most profitable machine every instance.

After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.