Video pokers can be said to be one of the most popular gambling machines. 5 card poker is the base of video pokers. 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 very much like the slot machines you see today. To spin the drums the player had to insert a coin or coins and pull the handle. 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. But in 1901, Charles Fey made the next big innovative alteration to the poker machine by adding a 'hold' and 'draw' feature to the already wildly popular machine. Fey’s addition to the poker machine allowed the role of skill to come into play just as much as luck. Then came the Video Poker Machines you see today. They appeared after the introduction of the computers. Video pokers attracted a lot of players nearly at once. Nowadays online casinos offer a great variety of video poker games. Draw Poker For Free.