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Slot machine addicts will enjoy the new games offered by all of the Atlantic City casinos, video blackjack, draw poker, and progressive slot machines. Video blackjack is played on a slot-machine-like device with a TV screen showing the player's hand and the dealer's hand. The machine is programmed to deal from a 52-card deck shuffled after each game. The rules vary from casino to casino, and I would estimate the odds against the player in this game to be anywhere from 5 to 10%. Golden Nugget offers the best video-blackjack game. The rules are as follows: • The dealer stands on all 17's. • Ties are returned to the player. • Insurance pays two to one. • Split any pair (split aces, take one card only). • Double down on any two cards of 11 or less. • All wins (including blackjack) pay one to one. You may bet from $1 to $8 on the play of each hand. Card counters have no advantage, as the cards are shuffled after each hand.
Bally's, Hi-Ho, the Sands, and Resorts offer similar video- blackjack games, in which the house takes all ties except for blackjack, but blackjack pays three to two as opposed to even money. These games offer a six-card automatic winner, and you may double down on 10 and 11 only. Pair-split and insurance options are not available, and the loss of a tie makes this game less attractive than the one at the Golden Nugget. Playboy and Caesars offer a similar game, except with no pair-splitting or insurance options, and doubling on 10 and 11 only. They do return the ties to the player and automatically pay a six-card hand. All wins pay one to one.
Video draw poker is offered in all casinos, with slightly varying rules. Betting from $1 to $5, you can win as mush as $5,000 on a royal flush (with a $5 bet). The best games are found at the Hi-Ho, the Sands, and again at the Golden Nugget. The table of payoffs is shown below. Hand Payoff per dollar bet • Two pairs $ 2 • Three of a kind $ 3 • Straight $ 5 • Flush $ 7 • Full House $ 10 • Four of a kind $ 40 • Straight flush $ 100 • Royal flush $ 500
The payoffs shown are for each dollar bet except for the royal flush, which increases to $5,000 for a maximum bet of $5. Although its payoffs aren't quit as good as those listed above, Caesars probably offers the best odds because your bet is returned to you if your hand ends up as a pair of jacks or better.
