He points to a 1994 vote in which 58 percent of the voters said they wanted video poker left alone.

"I think they're getting in primarily for the video poker."

These are all examples of winning hands for video poker.

But in video poker, the payoff for three of a kind is usually 3-for-1.

I immediately lose $40 in video poker (if you play, learn the strategy).

For the players, the experience is a bit like sitting in an actual casino playing video poker.

And video poker has a lot in common with slot machines.

Learn how to play video poker effectively by understanding the deck and different hands.

But video poker has far more opponents than the lottery.

However, video poker does offer the player some chance to affect the outcome of the game with skill.