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Origins of Video Poker
It used to be that in order to have a game of poker, you had to get on the phone and call around to all your friends, then call their friends, then you’d ask all the folks at work, and they would be asking all their friends, before you know it you’d be calling complete strangers up on the phone in order to ensure that the weekly poker night could still go ahead with a healthy number of people. But thanks to video poker, the frantic social canvassing of the past is no longer necessary. Now you can sit down whenever you like, for as long as you like and have the perfect game of poker, all by yourself, and on your own terms.
It is true of course that part of poker’s appeal is the fact that it’s a social game, but sometimes you just want to have a game of poker without the hassle. No mater how tight a group of players are, there’s always going to be times when either too many players can’t make it, the wife is redecorating, or you just plain want to be alone. Video poker is the perfect solution for all these events and many more. No substitute quenches the thirst for a few hands like video poker, and it can be played at a moments notice, with only a few dollars in your pocket.
Despite Video poker’s current integration into the gaming culture of North America, the game did not get its start in the gambling industry. Video poker evolved out of the electronic tinkering done in the tech labs of universities during the late 70’s and early 80’s. At the time people all over the world were looking for new ways of minimizing computers, and they found it in the integrated circuit.
The early transistors used in computers took up huge banks of equipment that ran so hot they need to be cooled with giant fans. Although these machines were capable of creating a video poker machine, the game consol would be the size of a car—a little unpractical to say the least. But with the invention of the integrated circuit, also known as microchips, large numbers of transistors were able to be placed on a small single piece of material drastically cutting down the size and energy requirements that computers normally required. With this fabulous creation, tech students began to realize the wonders that they now had the power to create. With this new technology they started toying around with all sorts of strange combinations of electronics and media devices. When they realized that these chips could be programmed to produce interactive games on a monitor, the Video poker machine was born.
Before too long the video gaming devices were being used in all sorts of businesses, and the gaming industry quickly realized the potential for creating an amazingly dynamic, yet intimate casino game. Companies were created and prototypes were commissioned. The first Video poker machine was actually the size of a fridge. And the screen was only the size of a video tape. But even with its huge bulk and less than panoramic screen, these primitive video poker machines were still extremely popular, and casinos all over the states were making room, and they needed LOTS of it, for these sensational new toys.
As we are all aware, video poker machines did get smaller over time. Other improvements were made in the screen size as well as the audio and visual experience that the devices offered. Today each individual video poker machine may offer any number of different poker games and deliver it in a highly interactive and richly designed environment.
You can also now play video poker online as well. The video poker games on the internet offer the same convenience and excitement as the ones in the casino or the bar, with the added feature that you don’t have to get dressed up, or fuel up the car to go out for a few hands—all you have to do is boot up the computer and your off to the races. At English Harbour UK Casino, all such games are made very easy to use, and you are given some of the highest payout percentages around.
How to Play English Harbour UK Casino Video Poker
Video poker works similar to regular poker in the way that you are using cards to construct hands which have a certain value. The difference is that instead of having to beat another player, the hands are linked to payout values. When you are able to make certain hands you are paid the amount listed for that hand in the paytable.
When playing any Video Poker game at English Harbour UK casno decide on the coin size that you wish to play with by clicking on the COIN buttons. Once you have done this, you may now choose how many coins you wish to bet by clicking on the column on the paytable.
Press the DEAL button and your first five cards will be dealt. Any viable cards in your first hand are automatically held and highlighted for you. Draw your next hand of cards. The cards you have not held will be removed and replaced with fresh cards from the deck.
If you win money you may press the COLLECT button to receive your payout, but if you wish you may also DOUBLE your bet. The cards will be removed from the screen and a further five cards will replace them. You must choose a card and if it has a rank greater than that of the dealer's card, you will win an amount double that of your original payout.
If you win, you may either DOUBLE again or COLLECT your winnings.
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English Harbour UK Video Poker
