Sometimes in a casino I will see two 'Jacks or Better' machines right next to each other. You must always use the correct strategy to get that rate of return, you can't just guess at what to draw for. Those 100% games are almost impossible to find anymore, and certainly not on a cruise ship. In some cases, this is greater than 100%. And if you always use the correct strategy, then a computer can calculated the % return for each machine. If you have a fair deck of cards and you know the pay tables for each hand, then a computer can calculate the correct strategy to draw for each hand.

It has an same probability as if you were dealing a real deck of cards. In video poker, the machine does not force a 4 of a kind. How many times have you got two 7s and the third 7 just missed? That is not by accident. On a slot machine, the three jackpot symbols do not have a equal chance of lining up on the center line. Video poker is different from slots in that it uses a fair deck of cards, and every card has an equal chance of appearing. I can see how a slot machnie can hit all 7s deliberately, but how can a fair deck suddenly dish out 4 of a kind?īelow is a really good website to explain the odds for video poker, and other casino games. And a fair deck is what all the how to books are based on. How does that work? Does every once in a while the machine forces a 4 of a kind? That goes against a fair deck. Some Vegas casinos advertise 99.9% payout on VP. I've always wondered about a set payout on video poker. But I still play video poker and blackjack for fun sometimes. The numbers are not facts, they are generalizations to make a point.Īfter I studied Probability and Statistics in college it really affected my feelings about casino gambling. If you play often over a one year period, then maybe there is an 80% chance that you will have a return of 88-92%, and over a lifetime there might be a 99% chance that you will have a return of 88-92%. And the more you play, the more likely this will happen. Unless you hit Megabucks, you 'will' get a 90% return on your bets over a lifetime. If slot machines in general are set to payback 90% over a year, or over a lifetime, it is also true for the person who plays it (over year or over a lifetime). This is an interesting observation, and it's something that gamblers may not consider. I don't know what the percentage of payout is, but it's set pretty tight.and of course, you know that just because something says it's a 90% payout, doesn't mean YOU will win 90% back.that 90% is over a year's time, or the 'life' of the machine.or some other timetable that no one knows about! The cruiseships don't really have a gaming commission like Nevada does.

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