3x3 Video Poker (proposal)

I have been tossing around an idea in my head for a new kind of Video Poker game, where a 3x3 grid of cards would be used to give the player multiple Three-Card Poker hands. I'm not looking to patent it or anything, so if anyone wants to take the idea and run with it, have at it.

• Has a game like this been developed?
• Would the game benefit from being able to hold and discard (skill-based), or deal and pay off winning hands (slot-machine style)?
• Would it be over-complicated to make a game where the 9 cards dealt could be swapped to any desired position, making it a much more skill-based challenge?

In my first thoughts of the free-swapping game, a player would be guaranteed to be able to make a flush, so that would almost eliminate that from the pay table... unless players were paid more for 2 or more flushes in one game.

It's been a while since I've exercised my Flash-making muscles, so I wanted to get the community's thoughts on this before I go full-throttle.

Sound fun? Sound feasible? Would both players and casinos like it? Any pros or cons that are quick to come to mind?

Sounds a bit like Big E Poker. And you don't need to eliminate flush pays - you just remember that you're taking bets on 8 lines and pay each payline accordingly. It's not too different from UK-style fruit machines if there's no strategy, and if there is a strategy (either hold/discard or swap) then it'll take a long time for each hand. There's also a home-poker variation based on this concept, not surprisingly called "Slot Machine". Rules for "Slot Machine" poker game.

Allow a single swap. Easier still, allow only a swap between the centre card and one other.

The game would be easier to calculate...