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| Blackjack Rules |
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BLACKJACK
If the first two cards dealt to you or the dealer are an Ace and a ten-count
card (10, Jack, Queen or King), that is "blackjack". If you
have blackjack, you win automatically, unless the dealer also has blackjack,
in which case it is a push (tie). Blackjack pays higher than an ordinary
win, which pays even money. Blackjack pays 3 to 2, meaning you win 3
dollars for every 2 you bet. Blackjack is sometimes called "a natural".
Doubling Down
After you receive your first two cards, you may have the option to "double
down". This means you can double your original bet. Most casino
only allow you to double down when the value of the first 2 cards is
9, 10 or 11. If you double down, the dealer will give you only one more
card and then draw the cards needed to complete his own hand.
Splitting Pairs
When your first two cards have the same value (for example, a pair of
sevens), you have the option to "split". To split, you have
to place another bet equal to your original bet. Then the two cards
are split and you play them as separate hands. Some casinos allow you
to "resplit" if you get another same-value card.
Special rules apply when you choose to split Aces. When you split Aces, you only receive one more card on each hand and if you get 21, it is not considered blackjack.
Insurance
When the dealer's face-up card is an Ace, some casinos will ask if you
want "insurance". The cost of insurance is half your original
bet. Your insurance bet pays 2 to 1 if the dealer gets blackjack, which
will equal the amount you lose on the original bet. For example, say
your original bet was $10. The dealer has an Ace showing and you decide
to place an insurance bet for $5. If the dealer gets blackjack, you
lose your original $10 bet but win $10 on the insurance bet so you are
even. If the dealer does not have blackjack you lose your $5 insurance
bet and play the hand by normal rules.
Number
of Decks
Casinos deal blackjack from a single deck or from multiple decks. It's
traditional for the dealer to "burn" or discard the top card
after shuffling.
Rules variations
Blackjack rules may vary from casino to casino. Here are a few rules
variations you may encounter:
* Dealer stands on soft 17.
* Player may double down on any first two cards.
* Player may double down on any number of cards.
* Player may double down on split pairs.
* Player may "surrender" his hand after the first two cards
and lose half his bet.
Mathematicians and blackjack experts have used computer simulations
and statistical analyses to try to find a way to beat the house at blackjack.
Through their studies, they have determined a basic strategy that gives
the player the best odds against the house.
This basic strategy helps the player make decisions about when to hit and when to stand. By playing this basic strategy, the player can play on nearly even terms with the house. This basic strategy is the starting point for more-advanced card-counting strategies professional blackjack players use to gain an advantage on the house.
Basic
strategy
Below is the basic blackjack strategy for the typical rules found at
online casinos. While you can't beat the house in the long term using
this strategy alone, it does reduce the house's advantage considerably.
You may want to print a copy of the strategy and try it out on our free
play-for-fun blackjack game.
Your Hand
Dealer's Up Card
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A
5,6,7,8 H H H H H H H H H H
9 H D D D D H H H H H
10 D D D D D D D D H H
11 D D D D D D D D D H
12 H H S S S H H H H H
13,14 S S S S S H H H H H
15,16 S S S S S H H H H H
17,18,19,20 S S S S S S S S S S
Soft 13,14 H H H D D H H H H H
Soft 15,16 H H D D D H H H H H
Soft 17 H D D D D H H H H H
Soft 18 S D D D D S S H H H
Soft 19,20 S S S S S S S S S S
A-A SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
2-2,3-3 SP SP SP SP SP SP H H H H
4-4 H H H SP SP H H H H H
5-5 D D D D D D D D H H
6-6 SP SP SP SP SP H H H H H
7-7 SP SP SP SP SP SP H H H H
8-8 SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
9-9 SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP S S
10-10 S S S S S S S S S S
H=Hit, S=Stand, D=Double down, SP=Split
Card
counting systems
A number of blackjack players have enjoyed success at beating the house
by using card-counting systems. Card-counting systems are based on the
principle that the make-up of a deck of cards changes as cards are played.
Analysis has shown that a deck is in the player's favor when it has
more ten-count cards in it. The reason the deck favors the player is
because the player has a better chance of getting blackjack which pays
3 to 2, more money than an average win.
By assigning a simple value such as +1 for high cards and -1 for low cards, a card counter can roughly determine the ratio of high cards to low cards remaining in the deck at anytime during play. When the deck contains more high cards and the odds are in his favor, he increases the amount he bets so he can win more. When the deck isn't favorable, he bets the minimum so he loses less. The count also affects his decisions on when to hit, stand, double and split.
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Rules
The Keno game is played with a traditional 80-numbered ticket and 20
balls whose function is the same as in a standard lottery. The player
marks from 1 to 15 spots on the ticket and is paid according to the
numbers that roll out on the balls and the bet he or she chose. The
five different ways to bet on a Keno ticket are discussed below. After
each game you may choose to stay with the same spots you played (by
clicking on REPEAT button) or pick new spots on the ticket. Different
betting options are enabled as you place your marks, however you may
not mark more than 15 spots on any one game.
"Bet"
Option is enabled once you mark at least one spot on the Keno ticket.
You are paid if one or more of the numbers you chose roll out on the
balls. The following is a sample payoff tables for a $1.00 bet.
| Mark | 1 |
| Catch | 1 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.75 |
| Mark | 2 |
| Catch | 1 2 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 5.00 |
| Mark | 3 |
| Catch | 2 3 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.50 25.00 |
| Mark | 4 |
| Catch | 2 3 4 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 5.00 80.00 |
| Mark | 5 |
| Catch | 3 4 5 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.00 10.00 600.00 |
| Mark | 6 |
| Catch | 3 4 5 6 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 8.00 50.00 1,499.00 |
| Mark | 7 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 7 |
| Payoff ($) | 5.00 15.00 250.00 5,000.00 |
| Mark | 8 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 7 8 |
| Payoff ($) | 4.00 8.00 40.00 400.00 10,000.00 |
| Mark | 9 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.00 5.00 20.00 80.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 |
| Mark | 10 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.00 30.00 100.00 500.00 3,000.00 17,500.00 |
| Mark | 11 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.00 15.00 50.00 80.00 800.00 8,000.00 27,500.00 |
| Mark | 12 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 5.00 30.00 90.00 500.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 |
| Mark | 13 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 2.00 10.00 50.00 500.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 |
| Mark | 14 |
| Catch | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.00 8.00 32.00 300.00 800.00 2,500.00 12,000.00 18,000.00 30,000.00 |
| Mark | 15 |
| Catch | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 7.00 21.00 100.00 400.00 2,000.00 8,000.00 12,000.00 25,000.00 30,000.00 |
"Bet
Against"
This option is enabled once you have marked at least 8 spots on the
tickets. You are betting that none of the numbers you select show up
on the balls. You are paid only if none of the numbers come up. The
following is a sample payoff table for a $1.00 bet.
| Spots marked | Payoff ($) |
| 8 | 6.00 |
| 9 | 10.00 |
| 10 | 14.00 |
| 11 | 20.00 |
| 12 | 27.00 |
| 13 | 39.00 |
| 14 | 56.00 |
| 15 | 80.00 |
"Catch
All"
This option can be played with 2 to 7 spots marked on the ticket. You
are betting that you will catch all the numbers that you selected. You
will be paid only if all the numbers you chose show up. The following
is a sample payoff for a $1.00 bet.
| Spots marked | Payoff ($) |
| 2 | 12.00 |
| 3 | 48.00 |
| 4 | 240.00 |
| 5 | 1,150.00 |
| 6 | 5,600.00 |
| 7 | 28,000.00 |
"High Roller"
Option is enabled once you mark at least one spot on the Keno ticket.
This option is played almost like the "Straight Bet" but the payoff
is on a different schedule where you have to catch more spots in order
to get paid, but the payoff is greater.
| Mark | 1 |
| Catch | 1 |
| Payoff ($) | 2.80 |
| Mark | 2 |
| Catch | 2 |
| Payoff ($) | 11.20 |
| Mark | 3 |
| Catch | 2 3 |
| Payoff ($) | .80 40.00 |
| Mark | 4 |
| Catch | 3 4 |
| Payoff ($) | 4.00 160.00 |
| Mark | 5 |
| Catch | 3 4 5 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 10.00 680.00 |
| Mark | 6 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 |
| Payoff ($) | 6.40 72.00 2,000.00 |
| Mark | 7 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 7 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.60 24.00 280.00 6,000.00 |
| Mark | 8 |
| Catch | 4 5 6 7 8 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.00 12.00 80.00 720.00 12,000.00 |
| Mark | 9 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 |
| Payoff ($) | 7.20 32.00 240.00 3,200.00 16,000.00 |
| Mark | 10 |
| Catch | 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Payoff ($) | .80 32.00 104.00 600.00 3,200.00 20,000.00 |
| Mark | 11 |
| Catch | 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Payoff ($) | 17.60 60.00 100.00 1,000.00 12,000.00 24,000.00 |
| Mark | 12 |
| Catch | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Payoff ($) | 6.40 32.00 120.00 800.00 4,000.00 16,000.00 28,000.00 |
| Mark | 13 |
| Catch | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Payoff ($) | 1.60 16.00 80.00 600.00 2,000.00 12,000.00 20,000.00 28,000.00 |
| Mark | 14 |
| Catch | 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Payoff ($) | 9.60 40.00 400.00 960.00 3,200.00 12,000.00 20,000.00 28,000.00 |
| Mark | 15 |
| Catch | 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| Payoff ($) | 7.20 28.00 120.00 440.00 2,400.00 20,000.00 24,000.00 28,000.00 32,000.00 |
"Top
or Bottom"
This is the only option that is enabled as soon as you start the game
before you mark the ticket. You only need to place your bet to be able
to use this option. You are betting that top or bottom part of the ticket
will have fewer spots than the opposite part. The payoff depends on
how great that difference is. The following is a sample payoff for a
$1.00 bet.
| Catch on Top or Bottom | Payoff ($) |
| 7 | 1.00 |
| 6 | 4.00 |
| 5 | 10.00 |
| 4 | 40.00 |
| 3 | 200.00 |
| 2 | 600.00 |
| 1 | 4,000.00 |
| 0 | 10,000.00 |
Keno Strategy
Playing Keno and Video Keno is like picking your lottery numbers. There isn't really a possible strategy. It is all down to luck.
The more numbers you pick, the bigger the prize you will be going for, but picking more numbers also makes it harder to win.
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Roulette General info, and Game Rules. Watch the roulette ball go round, solid and unpredictable, are you a winner?
Where
did it all begin ?
Well apparently with the Romans - yes chariot wheels have a lot to answer
for. The roulette wheel is a direct descendant of ~ Ben Hur! The Romans
then improved upon the original version and it became a compelling game
of chance. It has always been popular in the casino's of Europe (well
as far back as my Grandad can remember at least) and became the rage
in the wild wild west of America during the gold rush in California.
The centre for the American roulette industry (the gambling industry as a whole really) moved to the Nevada Desert to a town called Las Vegas where everyone could gamble to their hearts content.. Now thousands daily ask Red, black, diamond, hearts, spade or club? My lucky number --- where will it stop?
The roulette wheel has 36 numbers and the 0 and 00 totaling 38 numbers. The object of roulette is to correctly guess either a number that the ball will land on (that will give you 35 times the money you have bet on that number or 35:1) or the right color i.e. red or black, this will pay you at 1 for 1 money as will betting that the number will be odd or even. 0 and 00 lose on this bet. Players place bets against the house on the layout. Once the total amount placed on the layout exceeds the minimum bet the ball is tossed into the wheel. When the ball comes to a rest in one of the slots the bets are settled. Player cannot wager more than the maximum bet in any one round of the game.
| Bets Placed on: | Odds Paid |
| Single number | 35 to-1 |
| Any of the 12 numbers in the horizontal row | 2 to-1 |
| Split (two numbers) | 17 to-1 |
| Vertical row (three numbers) | 11 to-1 |
| Corner (four numbers) | 8 to-1 |
| Six numbers in two adjacent vertical rows | 5 to-1 |
| 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Column | 2 to-1 |
| 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Dozen | 2 to-1 |
| Five numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 6 | 6 to -1 |
| Low Half, High Half, Black, Red, Even, Odd | 1 to-1 |
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Slots
is the easiest casino game to learn and play. It's also one of the most
fun and most popular.
First you place your bet. Typically you can bet one, two or three coins. Some machines may let you bet up to five or more coins. Depending on the machine, the coins may be $.25, $1, $5 or other values. So if you bet three coins on a $1 machine, your bet is three dollars. Easy.
Next you click a button to start the wheels spinning. This is the same as pulling the arm on a real slot machine. Now all you do is wait and see if you win!
Where the wheels stop determines if you win and how much. The goal is to get the symbols (cherries, numbers and so on) to line up on the payline in one of the winning combinations listed on the pay table. Each game will have its own pay table. For example, three bars in a row may pay 20 to 1. Three cherries in a row may pay 3 to 1. Some machines have three or five paylines, or pay on the diagonal. Check the casino rules for details. To get this information, you usually just click a "help" button.
Some online casinos offer what are called "progressive
jackpots". That means that a jackpot builds as more and more players
play the casino's progressive machines. The first person to hit the
winning combination (often 777) wins the total jackpot. To be eligible
for the jackpot you usually have to play the maximum number of coins.
Then the jackpot resets to a lower value and starts to increase again
as more people play.
The odds
The result of each spin of the wheels is determined by a computer program
that generates random results. This is true for both online slots games
and slot machines found in hotel casinos. The machines can easily be
set by the casino to generate whatever payout they choose. For example,
they may set it to 95%. That means for every 100 dollars bet, the machine
will, on average, pay out 95 dollars. The other five dollars goes to
the casino and that's how they make their profit. Of course, thatÕs
just on average. ItÕs possible, if Lady Luck is on your side,
to make hundreds or even thousands of dollars with just one spin.
Common myths
It's a common myth that slot machines are the worst gamble in a casino.
The truth is that making bad bets at the craps table or blackjack table
can give far worse odds than any slot machine. In fact, the odds you
get when playing slots are similar to those for roulette.
Another commonly held belief is that a slot machine that just gave a
big payout won't pay out again for a while. Actually, statistically
speaking, the odds are the same for every spin and every spin is completely
random and independent of all past spins. So there's no way to predict
the next spin and a jackpot is just as likely to be hit right after
the last one was hit as it is after a thousand dry spins.
Winning strategies
Most slot machines reward you for playing the maximum number of coins.
For example the jackpot may pay 2000 coins with 2 coins played, but
4000 coins when 3 coins are played. If you don't feel comfortable playing
the maximum coins you might consider moving down to a machine that accepts
lower-value coins so you can play the maximum. For example instead of
playing one coin at a dollar machine, play the maximum number of coins
at a quarter machine. Some online casinos let you play for nickels.
I've even played online slots on penny machines.
Play at casinos that advertise the best payback percentages. These casinos are eager for your business are willing to reward you with better payouts.
If you're playing a progressive machine, remember that you'll probably have to bet the maximum number of coins to be eligible to win the big jackpot.
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Video
Poker is what you get if you cross Stud Poker with a slot machine and
throw in a few wild cards. It's fast, almost like playing Stud, and
you've got a huge range of options. You can choose Jacks or Better,
Deuces Wild, All American, Joker Poker or a number of other variations.
Each game has its own personality and rewards a particular kind of play.
Also, the machines let you play anything from 1 through 5 coins, with the payoffs improving at the high end of the scale. So if you know your Poker hands and take the time to learn your game, Video Poker can be fast, fun, and rewarding.
Old Poker salts should keep in mind that each game has its own strategy. All American, for example, pays better than the others on straights and flushes, so that will effect your approach to card selection. When I first started playing Video Poker, I thought it would be a lonely hearts version of the real thing. Not so. The games do indeed have their own individual winning strategies, and taking the time to learn your game means better payoffs.
Objective
As with all forms of Poker. the player aims to get the best hand possible.
The payoffs are marked right on the face of the Video Poker machine
so it's a fast lesson in what the hand ranks are. All Video Poker variations
rank hands the same, though a given variation may add an extra rank
or two.
Betting
As you would expect from a slots version of Poker, betting is pretty
straightforward in Video Poker. On any given machine you can typically
choose $0.25, $0.50, $1, or $5 games. And the bets are 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x,
or 5x (Max Bet) whichever game you're playing. So if you're playing
a $1 game, you can place bets of $1, $2, $3, $4, or $5.
Payoff
The first thing to note is that the game face shows you the payoff for
each betting level. Invariably playing Max Bet pays off better, overall,
than any of the lower multiples. Smart players pick the betting level
they are comfortable with and choose their game accordingly.
In other words, if you're comfortable with a $5 bet, then pick a $1 machine and play at Max Bet for $5. If $25 bets are more your speed, pick a $5 game because Max Bet (5x) puts you at the $25 level. In either case, you're getting the best payoff odds you can for that game. This is similar to Slots strategy.
Also of
key importance is the fact that the payoff ratios vary from game to
game. Where Jacks or Better may pay 25:1 for Four Of A Kind, All American
typically pays 30:1 and Joker Poker only pays 20:1. These ratios do
not necessarily reflect the true odds, so again, knowing your game helps
you play smarter.
The odds
The odds on a given hand vary from game to game, of course, but generally
speaking the house edge on Video Poker games is pretty small, even 0%
in some cases. Where the Video Poker games get an edge is with players
who do not follow an optimum strategy. In other words, winging any given
game based on a loose understanding of Poker is going to lose you money.
Each Video Poker variation has its own quirks when it comes to the odds and optimum player strategy. In the next section we'll give you a rough guide to the most popular games, but detailed strategy guides would take pages. If you're serious about Video Poker, try some of the material in our reference section. Smart players can do pretty well at Video Poker.
Jacks
or better
Jacks Or Better strategy can get a little complicated. For a full analysis
check our references below, or follow this rough strategy guide:
Keep any hand that already pays. Possible exceptions, by potential value,
are:
Hold four
card Royal Flushes to make Straights or Flushes.
Four card straight flushes, inside or outside.
High card Pairs rank here.
Three card Royal Flushes.
Four card Flushes.
Low Pairs rank here, trying to build Three Of A Kind.
Four card Flushes.
Four card Straights. Hold inside Straights only if you've got three
or more high cards (J, Q, K, A).
If you've got nothing worth money, here's a general strategy, in order of preference:
Keep any
two suited high cards. Discard unsuited high cards.
Four mixed-suit high cards:
-keep any three suited, toss the unsuited.
-otherwise, keep them all.
Three unsuited high cards:
-keep all three of K-Q-J.
-with A-K-J or A-Q-J, discard the A.
Keep any two unsuited high cards.
Keep any single high card.
Tens
or better
Same strategy as Jacks Or Better where 10 is now a high card.
Deuces
wild
General strategy includes, best options first:
Hold any 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
Else, if you've got four 2's: keep 'em!.
Else, if you've got three 2's:
-hold any made 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush
-otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got two 2's:
-hold any made Straight, Five Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
-hold any 4 of a Kind.
-hold any 4 of a Royal Flush.
-otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got a single 2, keep any made hand EXCEPT:
-hold four card Royal Flushes over made Straights, Flushes and Straight
Flushes.
-keep four card Straight Flushes of all types.
-hold three card Royal Flushes .
-pairs: with two pair, keep one, but not both.
-hold four card Flushes.
-hold four card Straights.
-hold three card Straight Flushes, including gaps.
-hold four card inside Straights.
-hang on to two card Q or J high Straight Flushes .
-discard two card Royal Flushes.
-if you've come this low in the list, discard everything and try again.
Jokers
wild
Remember that only K and A are high cards: this is a Kings or Better
game.
General
strategy:
Keep a Joker if you get it. You'll only see in once in ten hands, on
average. Don't keep an inside Straight. Straight Flushes are a good
payer and they occur considerably more frequently than in a game like
Jacks or Better, All American Straights and Flushes pay well here so
it tips the usual strategy in their favour:
Prefer
inside Straights over one or two high cards.
Prefer 4 card outside Straights and 4 card flushes over pairs, even
high ones.
Hold any three cards to a Flush.
The two techniques that are mandatory to becoming an educated and prepared
video poker player are:
1) how to read a pay schedule with additional education to know the difference between short/partial pay and full-pay versions, and
2) strategies for all the VP types/games.
PAY
SCHEDULES
In a grouping of video poker machines, known as banks or carousels,
all of which may look exactly the same, casinos will often 'mix-in'
several VP machines with inferior pay programs (short/partial pay).
Most often in such a bank of regular non-progressive, non-bonus VP machines,
only 1 or 2 may be the Jacks or better 9/6 (nine coins for a full house,
and 6 coins for a flush), while the rest are 8/5, 7/5, or even worse,
6/5.
This means that one player, on the 9/6 machine, will be winning more
for the same hands than the other players. A 9/6 VP will generally hit
the royal flush each 40,000 hands played, or every 80-100 hours of play,
while the 8/5 each 45,000 hands, on average; the 7/5's each 50,000 hands;
and the 6/5's only once about each 70,000 hands played.
If you bet 5 coins, all winning hands are paid out multiplied by a factor of 5, except for the royal flush. This is a bonus amount designed as an incentive to play five coins. All those players who play less than maximum coins are setting up the best payoffs for those who do.
Two of my favorite Video Poker versions follow with corresponding strategies:
DEUCES
WILD STRATEGIES
Full-pay Deuces Wild Versions will be 9/5's as you scan down the one
coin payout line -- 9 coins for a straight flush and 5 coins for 4-of-a-kind.
Except in Nevada, most casinos offer 4 coins for 4-of-a-kind, the short-pay
version.
Some players are reluctant to throw away five cards, but that is a most important strategy; you want to make room for additional card(s) that could be a deuce(s), and holding that ace or king is not going to help you if the next hand coming up could be four or five sevens. Here's the reason for the reluctancy.
Die hard Jacks or Better players will throw away complete hands-5 cards only 3% of the time, while Deuces Wild players almost 20% of the time -- nearly every fifth hand.
Do not keep two pairs. Select one or the other, as 3-of-a-kind is the minimum scheduled payout.
Inside
straights should be held, if presenting the best possible return from
your initial five cards dealt. Therefore, a 5, 6, 8, 9 hand can produce
a 7 or wild card in this VP version.
Strategies for this VP version are determined by the number of deuces or absence of deuces that are dealt in your initial hand.
Approximately every 5000 hands will hit four deuces -- a secondary jackpot that will keep you in the game or allow you to pocket some winnings.
Percentages
speak for themselves, good reason to practice correct strategy for this
100%+ full-pay game
.
The excitement of all or nothing in Deuces makes it a thrilling, and
"wild" game. You can go for stretches without seeing one Deuce,
then hit a Royal with Deuces, and four-of-a-kind is easy to get; what
a roller coaster ride!
JOKERS
WILD STRATEGIES
First up, and most important, the full-pay Jokers Wild (JW) pay schedules
will be 7/5 machines, 7 coins for a full house and 5 coins for a flush.
There are two versions out there: one returns money on a pair of Kings
or better, the other requires at least two pair before there is a payout.
The former
is the more desirable full-pay version.
These strategies for Jokers, unlike Jacks+, reflect the wild card, a
53-card deck, and the different payouts. This game is almost as volatile
as Deuces Wild, where original 5 cards dealt are discarded more often
than Jacks+.
If you do not hold the joker, keep three cards to a royal over a pair of aces or kings because of the higher payout. You could catch another ace or king and still be paid.
If three cards are consecutive cards for a straight flush, i.e., 5, 6, 7 of hearts, discard other cards even a small pair, for the higher payback. If not consecutive, keep the small pair.
Don't be afraid to hold the joker alone. More than 3% of the time, you won't be able to connect with a straight, flush, straight flush, or a high pair; however, holding the joker only can give you four new cards, and a win.
They don't throw you out of a casino as they do Blackjack counters but the casino can and will shut down machines that have been hammered for wins, and take it away. Those "temporarily out of service" signs do not necessarily mean a slot mechanic is on the way, rather this VP is headed for the dumpster, and permanently out of service.
Don't get
me started on casinos that install the short-pay, downright stinky versions
of VP's that target the uneducated player - outrageous!
And, there are quite a few casinos out there, probably near you, that
deliberately install fewer VP's because most casinos are mandated that
games of chance with skill involved must have higher payouts. Therefore,
slots impact the casino's bottom line in a more profitable fashion.
You will also receive more slot card points towards comps at a slot
machine that any VP version.
Any
comments or suggestions are welcome.
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