Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to come away with cash. On this account it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be 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 printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to select the most money-making ones each and every time.

After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, some versions of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.