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The history of video poker
The first coin operated poker machines appeared in the San Francisco area back in the 1890's; these were
the machines that pioneered the way towards video poker of the 21st century.
The age of electronic poker games and video poker really began in 1964 with the Nevada
Electronics' solid state '21' machines. By the mid-1970s, other gambling machine manufacturers had
built solid state 21, dice, roulette, horse racing, and poker machines. A milestone for electronic slots
occurred in 1975 when the Fortune Coin Company introduced the first video poker bell slot machine in Las Vegas.
The first century of coin operated poker game devices ended in 1990 with animated video poker machines becoming one of the
hottest sensations of modern-day casinos. Video Poker is today one of the most popular forms of gambling.
Video poker strategy
There are many books and articles dealing with the optimal strategy for various
video poker machines. Some machines even pay out more than 100% given the right strategy
and a certain minimum jackpot level. Wizard Of Odds
has a very good page with direct links to several strategy charts.
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