The online casino industry struck gold when it inserted online video games as one of its foundation games.  Over the past fifteen years or so, millions of people have played online video games both in pay-for-play and in free online video poker venues.  Free online video poker has become especially popular over the past few years since the world wide economy tanked. 

If you are going to get the most from your free online video poker experience, it will be helpful that you familiarize yourself with some of the key terms.  You can play free online video poker any time of the day or night, and you will never be charged for your fun experience. 

Here are some key terms you should know when you play free online video poker:

·         Bonus Poker – This is a very popular variant of poker in which your online video poker machine will pay out larger virtual money payoffs for particular big hands.  For example, you may receive a larger payout for a Full House but a smaller payout for two pair.

·         Credits – This term refers to the number of credits (virtual coins) you have accumulated during your play.  Credits also refer to the number of virtual coins with which you start your play.

·         Denomination – This term refers to number on each card, extending from 2-10, and picture cards Jack through Ace.

·         Deuces Wild – This term refers to a poker variant in which cards with a denomination of two (2) are considered wild cards.  These cards can be used to represent any denomination in the deck.  This is one of the most popular free online video poker games.

·         Flush – This term refers to a poker hand that contains five cards from the suit.  There are four suits in the deck of cards: diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades.

·         Four Card Flush - This term refers to a poker hand that contains four cards from the same suit.

We hope that you will find our little dictionary of free online video poker terms to be helpful when you next play free online video poker.