A slightly lesser-paying version, known as Not So Ugly Deuces (NSUD), which returns 99.73%, however, is widely available.įollowing is a list of casinos offering the better paying video poker games.

Video Poker – Smart video poker players know that some of the best varieties of machines to look for are: 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17 % return), 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54% return), 10/6 Double Double Bonus (100.07% return), 10/7 Double Bonus (100.17% return) and full-pay Deuces Wild (100.76% return).Īll of these games are available in Northern Nevada, with the exception of full-pay Deuces Wild, which is hard to find. 63% which is offered at most other casinos, including: Atlantis, Eldorado, Grand Sierra, Nugget, the Peppermill and Sands Regency. If you take away resplitting of aces from the previous game then you have a game with a casino edge of. 56% with the following rules: double down on any two cards, split any pair, resplit any pair (including aces) and double allowed after split.

Next best is a game found at four Lake Tahoe casinos: Harrah’s, Hard Rock, Harveys and Hyatt Regency. 32% with these rules: double down on any two or more cards, split any pair, resplit any pair (including aces) and double allowed after split. The best six-deck game can be found in Reno at the Silver Legacy. Their two-deck games have the following rules: double down on any first two cards, split any pair, and resplit any pair (except aces). There are seven Reno-area casinos that tie for best place to play double-deck blackjack: Atlantis, Cal-Neva, Eldorado, Grand Sierra, Nugget, Peppermill and Silver Legacy. This raises the casino edge in this game to. (NOTE: There are numerous casinos that offer a game similar to this one except they will only allow you to double down on totals of 10 or more. The best single-deck games can be found at Boomtown and Western Village where they allow you to double down on any first two cards, split any pair and resplit any pair (except aces). Some casinos may pay 6-to-5 for blackjack and this increases the casino edge to around 1.5% and they should be avoided. You should always look for casinos that pay the standard 3-to-2 for blackjack. All recommendations in this section apply to basic strategy blackjack players. Additionally, some casinos may also restrict your double-downs to two-card totals of 10 or 11 only. This results in a slightly higher advantage (.20%) for the casinos. The bad news is that all casinos in the Reno/Tahoe area hit soft 17. The good news is that there is an abundance of single-deck and double-deck games available. Blackjack – There’s good news and bad news for blackjack players in Northern Nevada.

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