Video poker

I don't know that you actually need a book. You can go to the Wizard of Odds and get info. http://wizardofodds.com/videopoker and then make a decision.

Video Poker for Winners by Bob Dancer is a good computer program. Frugal Poker last I heard wasn't compatible with Windows 7, but it might be.

Larry
 
just purchased it! I need something else to play here in west memphis as I dont trust the computer blackjack. Hopefully I will have some success with video poker after learning the strategy behind playing it. Does the program also tell you what to look for in a game, as far as which ones are better than others?
 
VPW has a help file. Read it. I assume West Memphis is Arkansas, so you probably would be going to the Tunica area.

VPFree http://www.vpfree2.com/ has lists of the best games percentage wise in casinos. Just click on casinos and gulf coast and look the list over. You can then practice and generate strategies for the games you want to play in the casinos you go to. Be advised that the postings depend on monitors to keep them up to date, but in general they are reasonable accurate.

Video Poker can help you get "slot points" or whatever the casino calls them for cash back or comps or invitations to tournaments, etc. In my experience, you get a lot more offers than if all you did was play BJ or poker. This can vary greatly by the casino. Usually, VP takes more money in to get a point than your typical slot machine. Mail out cash back (or what ever) would only do you any good if you are going to return to the casino to use them.

If you venture into Oklahoma to play VP, I monitor Choctaw Durant and Choctaw Grant. Both casinos have 9/6 JOB with a progressive royal (which often means the game is over 100% payback in the long run at the $1 level). They are $10 in gets 1 point (.1%), 100 points is $1 in free play food comp, etc. Last time I was at Winstar (about a year ago) it also had progressive royal machines at one of the bars.

Larry
 
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hopinglarry said:
VPW has a help file. Read it. I assume West Memphis is Arkansas, so you probably would be going to the Tunica area.

VPFree http://www.vpfree2.com/ has lists of the best games percentage wise in casinos. Just click on casinos and gulf coast and look the list over. You can then practice and generate strategies for the games you want to play in the casinos you go to. Be advised that the postings depend on monitors to keep them up to date, but in general they are reasonable accurate.

Video Poker can help you get "slot points" or whatever the casino calls them for cash back or comps or invitations to tournaments, etc. In my experience, you get a lot more offers than if all you did was play BJ or poker. This can vary greatly by the casino. Usually, VP takes more money in to get a point than your typical slot machine. Mail out cash back (or what ever) would only do you any good if you are going to return to the casino to use them.

If you venture into Oklahoma to play VP, I monitor Choctaw Durant and Choctaw Grant. Both casinos have 9/6 JOB with a progressive royal (which often means the game is over 100% payback in the long run at the $1 level). They are $10 in gets 1 point (.1%), 100 points is $1 in free play food comp, etc. Last time I was at Winstar (about a year ago) it also had progressive royal machines at one of the bars.

Larry
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The comp rate at the Ignace and Sault BJ tourneys on the full pay pickem and the 9/6 JOB is $4 =1 point, rather good.

CP
 
Lefty

LeftNut said:
CP, the points earned for an amount of coin-in is half of the equation. One must also ascertain how many points it takes to earn $1.
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My wife has 59,000 points and the cash out back is $590.00, so good, fair,,,bad??? That does not include the $100 cash offers each month and the 2 free, unblocked rooms each month, or the special invites and food, entertainment discounts.

Thanks,
CP
 
It takes $4 coin-in to earn a point, 1000 points = $1. .025% is the cashback rate. Not very good but not the worst I've ever seen.

Of course one should also figure in the ancillary benefits, like the bounceback cash you mentioned as well as the comps. Those comps have different values to different people - for example, someone who lives 5 miles from the casino will value the free rooms much less than someone 200 miles away. Someone may love the free show tickets, others (like me) couldn't care less about those so would value them at zero. Comp valuation is strictly a personal thing but the smart player factors them in when deciding where to play.
 
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By the way, if I were Mrs. CP, I'd get my $590 out of there ASAP. Casinos do funny things sometimes, like cutting the cashback rate in half without grandfathering existing balances. Or they might decide to boot her out for any old reason and wipe out her account (this has happened before in Michigan). Don't let it build up like that, go get it.
 
Lefty

LeftNut said:
By the way, if I were Mrs. CP, I'd get my $590 out of there ASAP. Casinos do funny things sometimes, like cutting the cashback rate in half without grandfathering existing balances. Or they might decide to boot her out for any old reason and wipe out her account (this has happened before in Michigan). Don't let it build up like that, go get it.
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Thanks for the info,,,yes that is the plan,ASAP.

CP
 
Maybe I am missing something. But it seems to me that if 59,000 equal $590, then 100 points equal $1, and $4 in equal 1 point, which would make the cashback rate equal to .25%. If this is so, then I would consider that a good rate. Comps valuation are interesting and I go to Horseshoe in Bossier City occaisionally to keep my diamond status for Harrah's. This get me invitations to tournaments amongst other things.

Larry

LeftNut said:
It takes $4 coin-in to earn a point, 1000 points = $1. .025% is the cashback rate. Not very good but not the worst I've ever seen.

Of course one should also figure in the ancillary benefits, like the bounceback cash you mentioned as well as the comps. Those comps have different values to different people - for example, someone who lives 5 miles from the casino will value the free rooms much less than someone 200 miles away. Someone may love the free show tickets, others (like me) couldn't care less about those so would value them at zero. Comp valuation is strictly a personal thing but the smart player factors them in when deciding where to play.
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hopinglarry said:
Maybe I am missing something. But it seems to me that if 59,000 equal $590, then 100 points equal $1, and $4 in equal 1 point, which would make the cashback rate equal to .25%.
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Yeah, you're certainly right! Added a digit in there, didn't I? :laugh:

I had it correct the first time before I edited the post to "fix" it. Thanks, Larry.........
 
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