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VIDEO POKER INSIDER BY JOHN GROCHOWSKI

IS IT THE SAME? Video poker questions for players new to online gambling

A flurry of questions about video poker has crowded my inbox in recent months. Players want to know about game availability online,or whether they’ll be able to find an online game once live casinos reopen.Let’s check out a few of the things that are on readers’minds. QUESTION #1: Is choosing a video poker game online any dif ferent than choosing one in a live casino? Years ago, I started walk ing around the casino first and checking out the video poker pay tables. I didn’t play until I found which machines had the best pay tables on the games I liked to play.

Mostly,that’s Double Double Bonus Poker,though I like Double Bonus,Super Double Bonus and SuperAces,too.Jacks or Better does n’t do it for me.It bores me with the low four-of-a-kind payoffs,so I’ll settle for a little lower payback on a more exciting game. The other side of the coin is that I don’t like the game to be too up and down either. I don’t likeTriple Double Bonus because it pays only 2-for-1 on three of a kind. But within the group of games I like, I want the best pay table. ANSWER: The online version of your walk through a live casino would be to visit online sites in your jurisdiction and checking out

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