Video poker games in Atlantic City work the exact same way as VP games in Las Vegas. One of the states that does have different VP games, however, is New York. At the casinos at pari-mutuels in NY the cards in the VP games are not dealt randomly. Instead, it is like you are playing a scratch-off lottery ticket with a pre-determined number of winners and losers. Therefore, the pay table you see shown in the front of the VP machine is meaningless because skill is not a factor when playing.
@707JuggaloJosh12 жыл бұрын
My first time playing video poker I used my poker knowledge and in a hour won 60. But after watching this I see how easy it is.thanks.
@TheJackpotGents13 жыл бұрын
I don't know how VP games in Macau are operated. The information in this video applies to U.S. games in major gaming states such as Nevada and New Jersey. Keep in mind that even in the U.S. there are some video poker machines that do not act in this manner. Exceptions are Class II games which are based on bingo. Also, in New York the video poker games are not random. The results are pre-determined and it is like paying a scratch-off lottery ticket. See americancasinoguide com for more details.
@TheJackpotGents12 жыл бұрын
It depends on the casino. Some will aloow it, but usually at a reduced rate that is lower than other video poker games in the casino. Some casinos, however, will not give any comps at all. I do know that at NYNY casino in Las Vegas they have 9/6 jacks or better, which is only 99.54% return and they don't give any comp points. Those machines have had the card readers removed.
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
Start spreadin' the news..... I'm leavin' today.... I will not be a part of it... New York, New York.
@TheJackpotGents13 жыл бұрын
Oh come on now, there are certainly more boring people in the world than Michael and me! If you ever met us we could show you a great time in the casinos.
@Beanmachine916 жыл бұрын
ever since the youtube updates replies look like your talking to yourself lol its different now
@kdctkdct25594 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Just saying......
@Rico845813 жыл бұрын
i saw one at trump plaza AC. a VGM using Bac as the game. you either pick player, bank, or tie, and you wage bets, i think it was a 5 cent machine. lol.
@MONOPOLY3513 жыл бұрын
Michael Shackleford is brilliant!
@TheJackpotGents12 жыл бұрын
Gaming regulators require that the games be played as if dealt from a randomly shuffled 52-card deck. You just need to make sure you play in a regulated jurisdiction. Also, don't play in New York state or in the state of Washington. Those VP games are not dealt randomly and there is no skill involved. Those games work like slot machines.
@TheJackpotGents12 жыл бұрын
Actually, video poker is a very good game to play. There are people who make a living playing video poker machines, but you need to only play the best-paying machines and combine them with a good-paying players club, or other special casino promotion in order to make it profitable.
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
It sounds like a part-time job just keeping up with what different casinos are offering, since it changes all the time. If the idea is to accumulate as many freebies as possible in the same casino chain to reach certain tiers, then if they change the offerings to their favor, and temporarily switch to a better casino, then you aren't building your points in the first casino anymore. And lemme guess.....you lose your credits/points/cash/comps/whatever if you don't use them within a certain period of time, kinda like that stupid Bonus Stars program Starbucks has where you lose your points after 6 months. I've never gotten frequent flyer miles, but I hear they expire too. Not everyone is going to make it back to Vegas in a certain period of time, so unless the comps never expire, they're worthless to the occasional Vegas visitor who wants to build up their total for nicer stuff instead of redeeming them for a coffee mug.
@skyedge34073 жыл бұрын
The comps are usually free play that can be converted in to cash. If you get $250 free play 2x a week from one place, $100 free play 4x a week at another place, and maybe $25 free play daily somewhere else. It can add up to a six figure salary. You are correct though it really works best if you are a local. You can do a similar thing at Indian casinos although the comps are a bit less.
@MrNYCman5308 жыл бұрын
I prefer the 5 of a kind triple play progressive jackpot machines as opposed to the royal flush jackpot. And if you're dealt 4 aces and the joker, the minimum jackpot for max credits is $50,000 and progressive from there. And a straight or royal flush pay 500 credits, while the 5 of a kind pay 4,000 credits. There's 13 ways to get 5 of a kind but only 4 ways to get a royal flush. And I hit the 5 of a kind often. Bob Dancer's instructional CD explains all the strategy of that game as well as other games.
@Foxhound385713 жыл бұрын
Great video, this really enlightened me on the subject of Video Poker. Maybe now I'll do better at it, equipped with the knowledge and advice I received from this video. Thanks Steve.
@GoldenBoyXCM7 жыл бұрын
amazing channel, no shady crooks
@TheJackpotGents13 жыл бұрын
What is a baccarat slot machine? I have never heard of that kind of machine.
@EduardoPiston12 жыл бұрын
I´m Edward from Brazil. I´m a lottery player, and I´m here on youtube searching for videos about cassino games, to find out if I´ve more chances to win than on lotteries. I´ve learned that slot machines are not random, but it´s pre-programmed, so I won´t play on them. Now I´m trying to find out about video poker. Let see how it goes. I´ll check your website later.
@AnneTube138 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very informative.
@chessdude6712 жыл бұрын
What can a professional video poker player make in a week/month/year? How long do they play for per-week/day? Just a ruff estimated? Ohio, just opened four casino's. Thank God. Excellent videos. Thank you.
@Rico845813 жыл бұрын
i have not seen a baccarat slot machine yet in Empire City Yonkers?
@Darkpaladinmagician12 жыл бұрын
wow am actually going to start trying video poker games, always see people playing them but now I have a somewhat good idea on what to do, and going to try it when I go to Vegas next month.
@chuckycheesechucky9 жыл бұрын
Sir, is it possible to "grind" Jacks or Better a few hours a day for a part-time income supplement (w/ proper bankroll management / allocated budgets)? Looking for something less stressful than Hold Em as a counter-balance. Thank-you. Excellent channel with eye-opening information, sir.
@TheJackpotGents9 жыл бұрын
Galaxy Cop It is difficult to become a professional video poker player. First of all, in order to make a living at the game you would need a rather large bankroll because you would probably need to play $1 and higher machines. And just because you have a slight edge, that doesn't meant that you are guaranteed to win. You could have some bad luck and get wiped out, unless your bankroll was sufficient to last you through those periods. Let's say you found a VP game, where you had a 0.50% advantage, after combining the cash back and players club benefits. If you played 600 hands an hour on a $1 machine that means that you are putting $3,000 an hour through that machine. Since your advantage is 0.50% that means you would be making $15 an hour. The main problem is that it would be difficult to find a casino that was so generous, unless it was making a mistake of some sort with its marketing programs to its players.
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
In other words, you'd be better off moving to Seattle and being a barista for Starbucks if you have no better skills, cause their city mandates $15/hr mimimum wage, plus you get medical and other benefits, even for part-timers. I'll have a mocha crappucino please. No strategy card required!
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
How did you arrive at 'one extra coin every 100 bets' mentioned at 1:45, just because one machine pays an extra coin for a full house? No one is guaranteed a full house every 100 bets are they?
@skyedge34073 жыл бұрын
No but there is a 'pay schedule' where each thing has to hit every so often. You can't predict it but if you play thousands of hands (which video poker players do every hour) you begin to see the frequency of things. Royal Flush for instance one in every 65,000. At 2000 hands an hour you can expect to see one statistically every 4 days if you play full time.
@PimpMasterT12 жыл бұрын
@americancasinoguide lol. i'll go with you guys!
@EdgeRatedR00712 жыл бұрын
but how do you know that the program isn't set so you intentionally lose? at least in real poker no one can change the outcome. can you really trust the machine?
@cuggyboysmith818 жыл бұрын
spelling mistake on the first screen
@TheJackpotGents8 жыл бұрын
+daniel titmus Opps! Sorry, meant oops!
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
Why isn't every machine clearly labeled with the payout % instead of just a pay table? It looks like a person has to have a set of strategy cards with them to find the exact game/pay table and then look for the % on the card.
@mickeyboaglio8086 жыл бұрын
That would only benefit the professional player I think. Casinos aren't really in that business.
@DickBurnsTFM Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Mdmc97383 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about dueses wild on a ten play?
@TheJackpotGents3 жыл бұрын
The strategy is the same as single-play.
@hyperhektor77338 жыл бұрын
i found out that tens or better, is much better than Jacks or better.
@TheJackpotGents8 жыл бұрын
9/6 Jacks or better is a better game to play than 10s or better. Just because you get paid on 10s or better rather than Jacks or better doesn't make it a better paying game. You need to analyze the entire pay table to determine the total payback percentage for the machine.
@hyperhektor77338 жыл бұрын
With better i mean lower volatility, since the lower cards are paid better. That suits me better. I found a game Tens-or-better with deal or no deal option, is there a way to calculate that? (on the deal , the dealer gets 1 random card openly, and i must pick a higher one out of 4 covered cards. Like 1-Cards Blackjack :D)
@TheJackpotGents8 жыл бұрын
You should care about the overall payback percentage as your first priority. If you are talking about the double-up feature in a video poker game, then there is no casino advantage on that particular feature. However, this is assuming that you are playing in a regulated gaming jurisdiction in the U.S., other than a New York racino, or a Class II Indian casino. Where are you playing?
@farleymusclewhite4112 жыл бұрын
This whole effort to get masses of people educated in how to play better Video Poker, if successful will just result in the casinos changing the pay scales to ensure adequate profit. Unless you are selling a book or a website, it is a self-defeating endeavor.
@TheJackpotGents12 жыл бұрын
You can do research on video poker pay tables at vpfree2(dot)com.
@DR.VinnieBoomBatz4 жыл бұрын
Is it better to play 1 coin on a 9/6 JOB machine or max coin 8/5?
@Aaronhouston3312 жыл бұрын
because good luck finding 5 card draw on a real table
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
No one can even define 'professional video poker player.' Why don't you define what a 'progressive' machine is for those who don't know? And you don't earn a living by getting free stuff if the stuff isn't room and board, 365 days a year. I suppose you could wear your comped polo shirt while sleeping on your comped beach towel on the sidewalk until security comes out and makes you move to tent city to hang out with the homeless and scrounge for your next meal cause you can't possibly play enough coins to get a year-round hotel room and restaurant pass.
@123TauruZ32110 жыл бұрын
If there are winning video poker players, and if casinos are giving them enough free "comps" so that they can make a living off it, why are the casinos even doing that? Is it because there are enough uneducated people that play for fun and without proper tactics? Do their payoff to the casino make up for those the casino "pay" with comps?
@TheJackpotGents10 жыл бұрын
If there are successful video poker players at one casino, it is usually because there is a mistake on the part of the casino as they are being too generous with their comps and freeplay. There are very few casinos where something like this can be done continuously because the mistake is usually caught and changes are made to reduce the casino's exposure. The vast majority of video poker players would never even know such a situation existed because they don't know how to take advantage of it. Also, you need a rather large bankroll because even if you have an advantage there is no guarantee that you will win. You will sometimes have very bad luck and lose - that's why it's called gambling. However, if you have a big enough bankroll, you can outlast the losing streaks, and in the long run, you should be a winner.
@123TauruZ32110 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've been wondering about these things for a lifetime. So gambling is not something you can do for a living in the long run, unless as i see it, if you get lucky and win a big amount, you use that money to start businesses and invest legitimately in the "real world".. to make money that way. I've especially been keen to find out about Blackjack, and have researched calculations and counting - seems like there are no legitimate way to really make a guaranteed profit in the long run. As you say, that is why it is called gambling. Casinos are in business and they cannot operate with the percentages against them. Thanks again for the videos, very informative and professional.
@TheJackpotGents10 жыл бұрын
There are people who can make a living off of the casinos, but it is a difficult thing to do and it may require a large bankroll to withstand the losing streak which will occur. People who do this are called "advantage gamblers" and you can Google that term to learn more about it.
@123TauruZ32110 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your information :)
@JoeDoe26 жыл бұрын
Did you see the movie Rainman? If you're good at blackjack, security will escort you to the door. Screw the SOBs.
@EdgeRatedR00712 жыл бұрын
lol poker on machines. seriously how dumb do you have to be to play on one? just play the real game so you wont get ripped off that much
@PimpMasterT11 жыл бұрын
LOL
@TheJackpotGents12 жыл бұрын
You can do research on video poker pay tables at vpfree2(dot)com.