Bovada Video Pokie's
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When you say "video pokie," do you mean what the Australians call pokies (i.e. slot/fruit machines, with the multiple columns and A-K-Q-J-10 (and occasionally lower numbers as well) and symbols), or what in North America is called video poker (where, usually, you are dealt five cards, can discard 0-5 of them, and are paid based on what the final hand is)?
Quote: ThatDonGuyA clarification may need to be in order:
When you say "video pokie," do you mean what the Australians call pokies (i.e. slot/fruit machines, with the multiple columns and A-K-Q-J-10 (and occasionally lower numbers as well) and symbols), or what in North America is called video poker (where, usually, you are dealt five cards, can discard 0-5 of them, and are paid based on what the final hand is)?
American video poker.
Quote: DRichI was very confused the first time I went to Australia in the 1990's and everybody was talking about the poker machines in the clubs. I couldn't find any. It took me two days to figure out they called the video slots poker machines.
Don't they have regular video poker like ours in Australia? I really don't understand why our video poker is not a big hit all over the world. It's a slam dunk to me. An element of luck AND an element of skill, and an element of excitement. What's not to love about American-style video poker? Throw in a progressive with a high meter and you have invented the perfect game.
Most standard VP is boring compared to bonus round slots. There's a few bonus VP games I enjoy but I really dislike normal JOB. I would rather play keno(assuming it's an advantage)Quote: bobbartopDon't they have regular video poker like ours in Australia? I really don't understand why our video poker is not a big hit all over the world. It's a slam dunk to me. An element of luck AND an element of skill, and an element of excitement. What's not to love about American-style video poker? Throw in a progressive with a high meter and you have invented the perfect game.
IMO The only reason VP got popular was because old reel slots were even more boring.
Sure they are fun the first few times, but after a while it gets mind numbing.
Also locals and casino employees get more bang for their buck with video poker especially in the 90's since many places had fairly good pay tables and progressives. Even smart locals, tourists and casino employees gravitated to +EV progressives and better pay tables. They could afford to play every day without going broke. I would always see tons of casino employees playing after and before work, Sometimes for hours, nowadays I don't see that as much. Eventually people just stop playing if their money doesn't last like it used to.
Obviously Multiple line VP boosted VP.
IMO Had the modern slots came out before VP I'm not so sure VP would've caught on.
Quote: bobbartopDon't they have regular video poker like ours in Australia? I really don't understand why our video poker is not a big hit all over the world. It's a slam dunk to me. An element of luck AND an element of skill, and an element of excitement. What's not to love about American-style video poker? Throw in a progressive with a high meter and you have invented the perfect game.
I was in Australia in 2013 and I can confirm that there is not a single video poker machine to be found. The Wiz addressed this in one of his trip reports to Australia. He asked a pit boss and the pit boss said those machines got no play, so they took them out.
When I visited back in 1989, they did indeed have video poker, because I played it. But they're all gone.
