Video Poker Dominance

Video poker has long been a favorite game for gamblers throughout the world and especially in the United States. At traditional brick and mortar casinos you will find rows and rows of video poker machines. The casinos love them because of the low overhead while players love them because of the privacy, the ability to play at a relaxed pace without having to deal with other people or players, the lack of intimidation, and the huge jackpots that are paid out not just for a Royal Flush but for other special hands as well.

Online casino gambling websites wasted no time in offering video poker to their clients. When there is talk about the world wide online poker craze most people associate that with Texas Hold’em games and tournaments in which players compete against each other in real time. What often gets ignored when the explosion of online poker is discussed is video poker, which is a big part of the overall online gambling industry’s meteoric growth.

Video poker is most often based on the traditional five card draw poker games but from there you can find variations as far as which hands are most valuable along with potential wild cards. Some machines pay extra for four aces, or deuces, or feature "deuces wild" games. You always want to find what is called a "progressive machine" when playing video poker and to maximize your bets so that when you do hit the jackpot hand, such as a Royal Flush, you will get the maximum payout.