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In my opinion many online casinos are too stingy when setting the odds on their games. They think they will make more money that way but I believe they are misguided, because when players lose too quickly it’s not fun, and those players might not come back.
Bovada is one of the few casinos that understands this. They offer generous odds to let you play longer and get you a better chance of winning. Among their generous offerings are Full-Pay Jacks or Better returning 99.54%, six other video poker games paying over 99%, single-zero roulette, and my favorite, Pick ’em Poker, returning 99.95%!
Kudos to Bovada for not being afraid to give their players a good gamble.
Bonanza Pai Gow Side Bet
Last Update: Feb 25, 2011
Bonanza Pai Gow is a side bet for pai gow. I have had reports of it at the Crown casino in Melbourne, Australia, and the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The bet pays based on the highest win. For purposes of the side bet, it does not matter how the player sets his hand. The following tables show the winning hands, what each pays, the probability, and contribution to the return.The following pay table is reported to be in use at the Crown in Melbourne. The lower right cells shows a return of -9.61%, or a house edge of 9.61%.
| Bonanza Pai Gow — Melbourne Pay Table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
| Gee-Jun and Teen pair | 200 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.005562 |
| Gee-Jun and Day pair | 60 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.001669 |
| Heaven pair and Earth pair | 30 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.000834 |
| Lame Duck | 20 | 64 | 0.001780 | 0.035595 |
| Two Pair | 12 | 117 | 0.003254 | 0.039043 |
| Gee-Jun, Teen or Day pair | 5 | 1260 | 0.035039 | 0.175195 |
| One Pair | 2 | 5460 | 0.151835 | 0.303671 |
| Wong | 1 | 2704 | 0.075195 | 0.075195 |
| Loser | -1 | 26352 | 0.732814 | -0.732814 |
| Total | 35960 | 1.000000 | -0.096051 | |
The following pay table is reported to be in use at the Commerce Casino. The lower right cells shows a return of -6.07%, or a house edge of 6.07%.
| Bonanza Pai Gow — Commerce Casino Pay Table | ||||
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee-Jun and Teen pair | 200 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.005562 |
| Gee-Jun and Day pair | 100 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.002781 |
| Heaven pair and Earth pair | 50 | 1 | 0.000028 | 0.001390 |
| Lame Duck | 20 | 64 | 0.001780 | 0.035595 |
| Two Pair | 10 | 117 | 0.003254 | 0.032536 |
| Gee-Jun, Teen or Day pair | 4 | 1260 | 0.035039 | 0.140156 |
| One Pair | 2 | 5460 | 0.151835 | 0.303671 |
| Wong | 2 | 2704 | 0.075195 | 0.150389 |
| Loser | -1 | 26352 | 0.732814 | -0.732814 |
| Total | 35960 | 1.000000 | -0.060734 | |
A lame duck is a 2-1 hand, which can only be composed with a high-6, low-6, any 7, and any 4.
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