Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through an Internet connection. The game rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose 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 want, whether it’s all or none.

After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are dealt if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making ones each time.

After the initial round has completed, 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 credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.