Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Video Poker History

Video poker may seem like a modern invention, but in fact it is one of those games we can find in today's casinos has been around the longest. The game's current form is as popular as it has been for many years.
Video Poker
The Early Years
Video poker machines were already before the slot machine was invented. Published in 1891 in Brooklyn New York, the company developed "Sittman Pitt and" a slot machine which consisted of short cylinders marked with symbols. The players pulled a lever that allowed random poker hands came up, which then determined the profits. This machine may well have been the inspiration for the modern slot machine.

Video poker in the 1900s
During the 1970s the modern video poker game. The first game was developed by Dale Electronics' in 1970 and was named to the Poker-Matic. At first people were skeptical of the electronic mechanism, but as people began to become familiar with digital devices of all kinds grew the game's popularity.

In the 1980s you could find video poker machines in almost every casino game with wild cards were invented, such as Deuces Wild and Joker Poker, Video Poker, which was even more popular. These machines made it possible to enjoy the excitement of poker without having to compete against other players. Video poker became a success and a major source of income for casinos.

Video Poker Today
1994 began offering Microgaming video poker online with a range of other casino games. Video poker could prove a great fit for the internet because the games online and in real life in virtually the same. Today's video poker games available in lots of variants, including games with progressive jackpot that can pay millions of dollars.

And in the poker boom in the late 90's has tried to attract poker players online casinos with video poker - which often give the house more income than traditional poker.

If you can play poker, you the basics of video poker history and even if you are unable to traditional poker, it is sufficient to study the hand rankings, which hand is better than what, to get started.

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