Regulation
Video poker machines in casinos in the United States are regulated by state or Indian gaming agencies. These agencies typically require that the machines deal random card sequences using a virtual deck of cards. This is based on a Nevada Gaming Commission regulation later adopted by other states with a gaming authority. Video poker machines are tested to ensure compliance with this requirement before they are offered to the public.
Some locales offer games that appear to be video poker, but are actually just front-ends for random drawings similar to a slot machine. These are known as "video lottery terminals" and sometimes have "VLT" somewhere on the machine face. The result of any deal is predetermined before the first cards are dealt. If you intentionally throw away a winning hand, a "magician" appears and replaces the losing result with a hand that pays the predetermined amount. Since there is no way to determine the payout of these machines from the given pay table, playing these machines is no better than playing a slot machine.
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