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can be your wild card! Got a birthday on the 5th? en maybe your lucky number is 5! Naturally, you can always make deuces wild. But any card can be wild! Wild cards can be chosen any time before a hand is
dealt. After the selection is made, the game plays just like any other single- or multi-hand poker game. Look for this game in ve- and ten-play versions, just to add even more
excitement to the play.
Max Out Poker
Max Out Poker is an eight-coin dynamic four-handed video poker game. e rst ve credits apply to the rst hand. e sixth credit is
bet on the second hand, the seventh on the third hand, and the eighth on the fourth hand. e standard pay table applies to the rst hand. A special bonus pay table applies to the three Max Out
Poker hands, rewarding players with more action and excitement and bigger potential wins!
In other words, while Max Out is a four-hand game, it has only a ve-coin maximum bet. So basically players can wager the same ve-coin max as in most video poker games on the bottom hand on
the screen, but each of three smaller hands on top takes only a one- coin additional wager. e pay tables are di erent on the top hands. ere are ten di erent game varieties from Jacks or Better through
Double Double Bonus, Deuces Wild, etc.
On a Double Double Bonus Poker game, with a standard pay
table on the ve-coin game, on the top three hands, the pay table starts at three of a kind—Jacks or better pairs and two-pair hands are losers. But the trade-o is that four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 as the fth card pays the same 2,000 coins as a ve-coin bet on regular
Double Double Bonus. A 2,000-coin jackpot for a one-coin bet— that would certainly be thrilling!
ese are just a few of the new video slots coming our way this year. You can check out the fun and exciting web site www.videopoker.com, created by Action Gaming, to see some of the new games, and in some instances, even play them online!
Where to Play Video Poker in Southern California (Remember to Look for 9/6 and 8/5 Pay Tables!)
All Southern California casinos have video poker games. In fact, an average of 30% of Southern California tribal casinos’ slots are video poker machines. Here are a few of our favorite places to play video poker (in alphabetical order). And, yes, look at those pay tables for 9/6 or 8/5 games.
BARONA VALLEY RANCH RESORT AND CASINO
Voted the #1 Best Video Poker in the 2004 Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Poll, Barona Valley Ranch has 400 video poker machines in varying denominations from nickels to $5! Barona is a popular and favorite place to play video poker for the 25-cent, dollar and ve-dollar player. Check out the pay tables on the dollar Jacks or Better machines under the Barona “label.” Some of these are great 9/6 plays. Barona’s high- limit room, Parlor 32, has a progressive bank of high- stakes video poker slots, and has a large following. Club Barona members enjoy great bene ts that make playing there an extra bonus.
CAHUILLA CASINO
Country casual Cahuilla Casino is small and lively, and has 25 video poker machines with some great plays! Go play and stay for the food. With some of the friendliest
casino hosts around, Cahuilla Casino is a jewel in Anza. Fun, friendly country casino with lively play!
CASINO PAUMA
One of San Diego’s North County favorite casinos to play video poker, Pauma has over 100 video poker machines in a laid-back and friendly atmosphere among the orange groves. Fun, friendly people, great plays and fabulous food values!
FANTASY SPRINGS CASINO RESORT
Voted one of the winners of the Best Video Poker in the 2004 Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Poll, the new Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has 180 varied denomination video poker machines. One of the Desert’s best gaming venues, with great restaurants and lounges.
GOLDEN ACORN CASINO
Well worth the drive for all the slots and over 46 video poker machines in varying denominations! Golden Acorn Casino has a wide following from San Diego, Imperial County and Los Angeles County, with its great mix of games, fabulous food and fantastic promotions. Check out the nickel video poker plays.
SOBOBA CASINO
Soboba has an exciting array of video poker plays with its 500 video poker machines — take your pick! Some of the best promotions of all Southern California casinos, plus a great player’s club, Club Soboba, enrich the playing experience. Casual fun casino!
SYCUAN RESORT & CASINO
Sycuan’s 710 video poker machines deliver an amazing variety of video poker plays from Game King to Pot o’ Gold and Royal Touch plays, many with 9/6 and 8/5 payouts. Sycuan runs video poker tournaments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (see page 22 for details). If you’ve never played in a tournament before, get yourself to Sycuan! Great pay tables, lively, fun atmosphere.
VALLEY VIEW CASINO
Voted one of the winners of the Best Video Poker in the 2004 Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Poll, Valley View Casino has a great variety of video poker machines—all 203 of them—including 1- and 2- cent machines for the penny player! Valley View’s MorePlayTM feature of its Player’s Club adds great value to playing video poker.
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