Video Poker is one of the last 30 years' most invaluable innovations. Video Poker is made possible by the computer chip and can be traced back to the mid 1970s. Ever since this amazing innovation hit the floors of casinos all over the world they have brought players in by the droves, today millions of players go online each day to find their favorite video poker game and take their chance with lady luck. The game is basically an electronic version of the original poker game; this is the marriage of slot machines and the normal five card draw poker game to bring what we all know today as video poker. In the past few decades this game has gone from inception to a game that is played every minute of every day. The game is available online in many online casinos as well as in land based casinos all over the world. There are many different variations of the game to fit everyone's desire; there are bonus games, wild card games and much more.

There are a couple of basics that people should know about before playing video poker. First of these is the basic rules of the game, which are that you are trying to make the best five card poker hand as possible. To know what the best poker hand is you need to be aware of the value of the cards and the hand rankings. This is not as simple as you might think because there are different lowest hand rankings in different games, so before you play, ALWAYS look at the pay table on the machine to find out what the lowest ranking hand is as well as what the highest ranking hand is because that too can vary depending on whether or not you are playing a wild card game. The rules of each different type of game can vary slightly so, make sure that before you start playing the game you read the rules and look at the pay table which is usually posted on the top of the play screen.