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Video pokers have always been very popular. Video poker is of course based on the original 5 card game of poker. Americans have been playing poker since the early 1880s. The earliest records of the video poker machine were coin operated machines which used playing cards on drums and not a CGI powered poker game. Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn introduced these machines in the late 1800s. These machines worked like modern casino slots. The player inserted a coin and pulled the handle, which spun five drums. The player would put all his faith in luck as the drums stopped. The owner of the bar gave a player who received a winning combination drinks or cigars from the bar. In 1901 the construction of this machine was changed by Charles Fey. He added ‘hold’ and ‘draw’ features to the existing machine. Now the outcome of the game wasn’t determined only by a chance, but also by the skill of the player. Only then the time of video pokers came. With the introduction of computers, it was then only a matter of time before Video Poker came about. Video pokers attracted a lot of players nearly at once. Nowadays online casinos offer a great variety of video poker games. Web Poker Draw. |