The origin of video poker

Video poker is a game of casino which is played on a mechanism similar to that of slot machine. The first Video poker was introduced on the market in 1970, when the ancestors of desktop computers having closer forms to those of the current models of the year 90s also made their apparition in the world of electronic. Video poker became more known when "Si Redd’s Coin Machines" which developed in International Game Technology, introduced Draw Poker in 1979. Throughout 1980s, video poker became more and more popular in casinos. Absence of direct opponents around a table encouraged more and more players to play with this machine. Today, video poker occupies a special place in casinos of the whole world, particularly in Las Vegas because a similar fun than playing in a poker table can be get.

Generally speaking, video poker is a mixture of poker and a gambling machine, the game is accessible to everybody. The game begins by placing a bet or money in the machine, and then by pressing on a button "Deal" to read cards. The player has then the opportunity to keep or discard one or some of his cards in exchange of a new card drawn from the same virtual deck machine. After the edition, the machine estimates the hand and offers a payment if the hand corresponds to one of the shown winning hands. On a usual machine of video poker, payments begin with a hand minimum of a pair of J. The machine calculates payments by basing itself partially on the frequency of hands and on the rate of payment which the operator chooses to offer. Some machines offer jackpot by which the amount can increase for the royal flush. It is the technique which incites the player to bet more.