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Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.

Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 change from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are able to select the most money-making ones every time.

Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.