Mini Royal Payoffs in Three Card Poker
Three Card Poker was designed with straight flushes as the highest paying hands. The exceptions are at casinos that offer a bigger payoff on mini-royals – Ace, King, Queen of the same suit.
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Payoff Tickets are Better for Everyone
Payoffs by bar-coded tickets have been with us for the better part of two decades now, but I still hear from longtime slot machine players who miss having coins pour into a tray after a big win.
How To Choose A Video Blackjack Machine
One thing I’ve warned blackjack players about is games that pay less than the standard 3-2 on blackjacks. If you play video blackjack, you have to be extra watchful, as one reader learned.
Behind The Scenes Of Your Favorite Machines
Players usually don’t notice, or even have a chance to see, behind-the-scenes procedures that are important to the house.
Hot Streaks, Are They For Real?
Not long ago, I received a note via email from a craps player who was taken aback when a shooter rolled five sevens in a row. “It would seem to me there has to be a makeup time to get the odds to come out right,” he wrote. “What’s the hidden factor that balances those five 7s in a row?”
In Dollars and Cents, How Much Better Is it for the Player When Blackjacks Pay 3-2 Instead of 6-5?
Among the common rules variations in blackjack, 6-5 payoffs on two-card 21s is by far the toughest on players. Paying only 6-5 instead of 3-2 on blackjacks costs 1.39 percent, an amount larger than the entire house edge against a basic strategy player at most blackjack tables. Take a run-of-the-mill six-deck game where the dealer stands on all 17s, the player is allowed to double down after splitting pairs and may resplit pairs up to three times for a total of four hands. The house edge is only 0.41 percent.
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