Video Poker 24/7 - What Does Video Poker Have?

Video Poker 247 - What Does Video Poker Have?

Many people want to know what video poker has that slot machine don’t, as they have a tendency to think of them as simply another slots game. However, even with all of their similarities, video poker games are very different from slots games and therefore should not really be thought of in the same vein.

Some say that it is a “thinking person’s slot machine” but this would be characterizing the game as something it really wasn’t. It does have spinning reels, and you put money in it as if it were a slots game, but that is pretty much where the similarities end.

Most video poker games are manufactured by the same companies that make slot machines, and most of them are made by International Game Technology – who is well known for their slot machines as well as their video poker games. They also both offer jackpots of varying degrees, but only video poker players have some input over the jackpot.

With slot machines you simply put in your money and hope for the best. With video poker you act upon the machine thus changing the game. The payback percentage is determined by the player, not the machine. Both may use a Random Number Generator, but video poker’s is based on the shuffling of a deck, and their payback percentage is almost always higher than that of a slot machine, depending on how you play it.

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