What is the Average Return in Online Video Poker?
December 15th, 2011
Let’s face it. Not everyone who joins online casinos these day are all about playing free video slots. There are still some players out there who actually enjoy playing classic table games such as blackjack, craps, roulette and even the variation of video poker. These games usually represent a much higher amount of skill and players will often go for them in order to keep their minds moving instead of simply hitting the spin button of online slots. Now, online video poker is actually a quite fun game for players as well but it is important for them to better understand how the average return works in this game if they want to have a truly fun experience.
The first thing players need to learn is what the term Average Return To Player (RTP) stands for. The RTP is expressed as a percent value, which is usually between 94% and 99.5%, and is associated with an individual online casino game or game category, in this case being video poker. For example, a RTP of 95% on a free video slot game means that if a player repeatedly wagers $100 on that game on an average over the long term he will get back $95 and end up losing $5. Hence, it is obvious that players should place their bets on those games that offer the highest RTP, other factors being of equal importance.
In the case of online video poker, players must understand that these games also have a RTP that goes hand in hand with them. The RTP of a video poker game can be added mathematically based on the probability of occurrence and the payout of each poker hand ranking. These calculations are not simple and average online casino players are not usually able to perform them. There is a very important aspect to the RTP of video poker games and that is the fact that these games are skill based and the returns are totally dependent on skill.
Are You Ready to Solve a Free Video Slot Mystery?
December 18th, 2009
Rival Gaming has surprised us yet again with another fantastic video slot game: “Moonlight Mystery” This delightful free video slot game features the very popular “who-dunnit?” theme paying tribute to the classic and popular table game Clue. Colonel Dunnit has been murdered and no one knows what could’ve happened. Who could have done it? And how? And where? With a series of suspects, murder weapons and four rooms in the house, there are many possibilities, and plenty of clues to investigate. This is where you get to play Sherlock Holmes for a while.
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Moonlight Mystery is a five reel and 15 pay line video slot game that incorporates superb graphics in the background images of a foggy and creepy looking city as well as in the payline at the side of the reels that look like magnifying glasses. The symbols featured in the game are the constable, the maid, the inspector, the butler, Lady Dunnit, the professor, Colonel Dunnit, magnifying glasses, a shadow, a lantern and a bottle of poison. The sounds effects also fit in with the chilling feel of the game.
The bottle of poison is the wild symbol and will substitute for all other symbols (except the scatter and the bonus symbol) to create winning combinations. The lantern icon works as the scatter symbol and three or more of these will trigger ten free spins. A cool extra feature is that the wild bottle of poison symbol will expand during the free spins for extra winnings.
Three shadow symbols will get you to the special bonus rounds. On a dark and rainy night a murder has been committed at the Dunnit Manor. The inspector and the doctor have been summoned to solve the mystery. Your job is to assist them by selecting the crime scene, the weapon, the culprit and the motive. Very much like the classic and fantastic table game, Clue. You must be very assertive when selecting your choices because the right ones will get you a bigger prize.