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From Bill Burton, Former About.com Guide to Casino Gambling

Video Poker Pay Tables

Thursday March 8, 2007
The popularity of video poker has increased tremendously in the last few years. This is because video poker gives a player a chance to use skill instead of just inserting coins and pulling the handle. The advantage of playing video poker is that a player can determine the "Expected Return" (ER) of a machine by looking at the pay table on the front of the machine. By knowing how to read a pay table you can make sure you are playing the machine with the best return. Here is a look at the pay tables of the popular Jacks or better machines and how they affect that return percentage of the game.

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