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.
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Video Poker: Chance vs. Skill
Video poker is a game that mixes pure chance with a dose of skill. You don’t know which cards are going to dealt, but you need to know which ones to hold to have a fighting chance to win.
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How Much Is Free Play Actually Worth?
Over the last few years, casinos have been transforming rewards programs so that instead of cash for rewards points or vouchers for cash via direct mail, many now give free play. That led a reader to ask via email just what that free play is worth.
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Betting Less Than the Max at Video Poker
An old friend of mine is an occasional video poker player. He likes to play the game, but he doesn’t really like to risk money. In his lifetime, he’s drawn three royal flushes, one on a dollar game, and two on quarters. Every time, he’d wagered only one coin, meaning his jackpot was 250 coins instead of the 4,000 that comes with a five-coin wager.
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“9-6” Isn’t the Magic Number in Every Video Poker Game
The game that put video poker on the map in the 1980s was “Jacks or Better.” And as it gained in popularity, the word spread that the best games had “9-6” pay tables, meaning they paid 9-for-1 on full houses and 6-for-1 on flushes.
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Video Poker Games: Wheel Poker
Most of the video poker games you see in casinos are manufactured by International Game Technology. IGT has deep video poker roots and other game-makers have never really been able to challenge its dominance.
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