Video pokers have always been very popular. 5 card poker is the base of video pokers. Americans have been playing poker since the early 1880s. The first video poker machines were coin operated machines with cards on drums. These machines came into the scene in the late 1800s, which were manufactured by Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn. 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. A winning hand in those days meant that the player would receive cigars or drinks. 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. Now, that these machines had ‘draw’ and ‘hold’ features video pokers were not only the game of a chance, but also of skill. The modern video pokers appeared a little later. 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. Draw Poker Types.