A majority of the time you have to download some casino or poker site software in order to compete in poker online, the most popular poker styles on the internet is holdem poker, 5 Card Stud. The program is free of charge for you to download and use for gambling.
Go to the online casinos or poker rooms webpage and select the "download free software now" or "Click here to start competing". When you initiate the retrieval process and when it’s complete you will, be ask to either execute the program save it to your computer.
Either way when you start the program you’ll have to choose the place or directory to install the software, but there’s usually a simple guide that can guide you with this.
When you are done loading the free internet casino or poker room software, you’re just about set to bet.
The final step is joining the casino, which can be completed from within the installed casino program, by selecting its icon on your PC.