Editing Video poker (section)

==Variations==
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Video poker variations include Deuces Wild, where a two serves as a [[wild card (cards)|wild card]];<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-28|title=How to play video poker: a beginners' guide to playing poker slots|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/betting/casino-guides/poker/how-to-play-video-poker-slots/ |access-date=2022-05-12|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Joker's Wild, where a [[Joker (playing card)|joker]] serves as a wild card; Anything's Wild, where the player selects any card (by rank) to act as the wild card before the hand is dealt; pay schedule modification, where four aces with a four or smaller kicker pays an enhanced amount (these games usually have some adjective in the title such as "bonus", "double", or "triple"); and multi-play poker, where the player starts with a base hand, and each additional played hand draws from a different set of cards with the base hand. (Multi-play games are offered in "Triple Play", "Five Play", "Ten Play", "Fifty Play" and "One Hundred Play" versions.)

Additionally, side bets have been added to the game where for a fee, the player may receive some sort of benefit. Popular examples include Super Times Pay, Double Super Times Pay, Hot Roll, Dice Fever, and Atomic Fever, where the player has a chance of receiving a factor which multiplies all winnings in a hand,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Poker Best Practices: Reviewing Specialty Games – Know Your Slots |url=https://www.knowyourslots.com/video-poker-best-practices-reviewing-specialty-games/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.knowyourslots.com}}</ref> Ultimate X, where for double the bet the player gets a factor based on the strength of the final hand which is applied to the next hand,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Editorial Staff |title=How to Play Ultimate X Video Poker – Casino Player Magazine {{!}} Strictly Slots Magazine {{!}} Casino Gambling Tips |url=https://www.casinocenter.com/how-to-play-ultimate-x-video-poker/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>  and Super Draw 6, where for double the bet the player will receive a sixth card which can be used to have five card hands easier to make and make special six card hands with its own pay table.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Draw 6 Poker |url=https://wizardofodds.com/games/video-poker/tables/super-draw-6-poker/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=wizardofodds.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

A version common in the early days of video poker, but rarely found today, is "Pick a Pair" where the player is presented two up cards and chooses between two pairs of three cards, one of which is face up and the other face down.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Editorial Staff |title=How To Play Pick 'Em Poker – Casino Player Magazine {{!}} Strictly Slots Magazine {{!}} Casino Gambling Tips |url=https://www.casinocenter.com/how-to-play-pick-em-poker/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In games without a wild card, a player on average will receive four-of-a-kind hand approximately once every 500 hands, while a player may play tens of thousands of hands before a royal flush, which usually has the highest payout.

Video poker games online are now available in the US in 3 different states: New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada. Players in all three states are able to enjoy fully regulated online video poker games provided that they are physically present in the respective state, of legal age to gamble and can validate their identity.