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Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.

The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.

After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Video 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 lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are able to select the most money-making machine each time.

After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.