The history of video poker is somewhat close to slot machines history. It was in 1891, that the first slot machines were developed. Sittman and Pitt actually used playing 50 card symbols across 5 drums. We have already mentioned that the origin of video poker is close to the origin of slots machines. After slots machine were developed, we saw the introduction of video poker in 1970. Dale Electronics introduced the Poker- Matic video poker machine. They became commonly seen in the casinos of Las Vegas, but they didn’t prove a big hit.

In the history of video poker, the first video slots was introduced Walt Fraley in 1975, Las Vegas. These didn’t start off too well since players didn’t trust payouts of the machines at the same time they couldn't see the actual reels spinning. The year 1979 was a turning point in the video poker history when the company IGT introduced Draw Poker. It was greatly popular in its way and also boosted the trust factor in video slots since it used the same technology & not spinning wheels.

In 1980s, there was a huge growth in the popularity of both video poker and slots. With the development of technology as well as better machines make video poker much popular. Many new variations of the game have also introduced. The arrival of internet has also made the video poker more popular as well as only proved to increase the exposure of video poker. And history of online video poker naturally begins with the coming of internet.

The high speed internet has enabled players to enjoy video poker with lots of fun and excitement. By 1994, Microgaming produced the online casino software, since then many video poker software providers have also come up. Today, a lot of people enjoy playing online video poker. And we could see the increasing popularity of online video poker.