If you have been into a casino, chances are, you have seen or played with a video poker machine. For those who do not know what video poker is or for those who haven’t stepped inside a casino, video poker is one of those casino games that looks like and has a similar size like that of a slot machine. It is usually played on a computer console.
The earliest video poker machines were in the market in the mid 1970’s. It is basically a combination of a monitor that resembled that much of a television and a CPU or Central Processing Unit. In 1979, video poker came into the mainstream with the introduction of “Draw Poker”. Video Poker became popular in the 1980’s and up to now, different video poker machines are still being played in many casinos and gaming floors.
A game of video poker begins when a player inserts money or ticket into a video poker machine as a bet of one or more credits. After this, a “deal” button found in the machine should be pressed. This action draws the cards in the video poker machine. At this point, the player has an option to keep or exchange one or more cards for a new one from the deck of cards....