Video Poker 


  Contents
  *   About Video Poker
  *   History of Video Poker
  *   Video Poker Variants
  
  
About Video Poker
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Video Poker is a computerized game based on the card game of five-card draw poker.


History of Video Poker
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The first video poker machine became commercially feasible once it was more 
economical to combine a solid-state central processing unit with a television 
like monitor. In the mid 1970’s the earliest poker machines appeared, when the
first personal computer was produced.

In 1979, draw Poker was brought out living the video poker more firmly
established. 

As the years went on and people became less intimidated by the computer device,
video poker became overwhelmingly accepted.

In today’s world, casinos everywhere continues to enjoy video poker, especially
those off-strip places where Las Vegas locals frequently visit. 


Video Poker Variants
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Several types of variants are available to play including: Deuces Wild (this is
where a two card can be wild and the jackpot pays for four deuces or a natural
royal); basic five-card draw; and multi-play poker (the player in this game 
starts with a base hand of five cards, additional cards are played from a 
different deck of cards with the base hand removed). 

In a game that offers no wild card, the player who has played five or six 
hundred hands per hour may receive a four of a kind, which averages one per
hour. Days or weeks could actually go by before a player may receive a royal
flush.  


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