The video poker machine has been without doubt one of the most popular gambling machines in existence throughout the years. 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 gambling machines appeared in the late 1800s, they were introduced by Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn. 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. A person who had a winning card combination received drinks and cigars from the bar. Later, in 1901 ‘hold’ and ’draw’ options were added to these machines by Charles Fey. Fey’s addition to the poker machine allowed the role of skill to come into play just as much as luck. Only then the time of video pokers came. After the invention of computers video pokers began to come about. Video pokers attracted a lot of players nearly at once. Later. Video pokers become available in online casinos. Internet Chinese Poker Invention.