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How to Set-up
Dress for success
As a very general rule, the most successful casinos offer most of their video poker games between 96% and 98%. Obviously, lower denominations should be tighter and high limit should be a little looser. A simple set of “stair-stepping” rules to apply to pay table set up is:
| .05 .25 .50 $1.00 $2.00+ |
94% 96% to 97% 97% to 98% 98% to 99% 99% |
What is stair-stepping?
“Stair-stepping” refers to tightening games offered at the lowest denomination offered and loosening them up as you increase in denomination. Theoretically, a nickel video poker player is not as valuable as a quarter or half or dollar player so each gets a better game return based on their value as a customer.
Setting up Multi-hand games
And always remember to give special consideration to your multi-hand games. Pay table returns should be set up closer to the max bet, NOT necessarily the denomination. 50 Play is an excellent example where a “nickel player” is actually wagering $12.50 per hand, more than a $2 player. Many casinos don’t follow this rule and miss a lot of revenues as a result.
While some players will play below max bet, the vast majority will not as they know the best odds are achieved when betting max. Some casinos worry about jackpot exposure for dealt winners, but forget players are wagering three times or five times as many credits as a single hand game.