Video Poker was introduced in the 1970s and is an increasingly popular casino game. A typical video poker machine holds a strong resemblance to a slot machine, and it can be found in either a tabletop or a free standing version.

These machines accept denominations including nickels, quarters, dollars and sometimes five dollars. The majority of video poker games are based on five-card draw poker. In five-card draw, players are dealt five cards and can throw away any of them to try to improve their hand. New cards are dealt to replace the discarded ones, and the final five cards decide your fate.

Instead of beating an opponent's hand, a player wins when he holds any of the five-card combinations listed in the hierarchy of winning hands. If the resulting hand holds a winning combination, players will be credited according to the payout schedule on the face of the machine. As with poker, video poker hands are valued based on their five-card ranking, with the Royal Flush ranked the highest and a Pair being the lowest.

Video poker varieties include Jacks or Better, Joker’s Wild, Deuce’s Wild and King of the Decks.