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Reason #5 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Intelligent Bonuses

Many online casinos offer huge signup bonuses, but there’s a catch. Buried in the fine print is that play on the most popular games doesn’t count towards earning the bonus. It’s common for play on blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and video poker to be excluded. In many cases, only slots count.

And that’s if you can even find the terms and conditions. Many casinos put their 100% bonus in big flaming letters but make you hunt all over their site to find the rules.

Bovada allows play on all games to count towards the wagering requirement. It’s that simple. Just no opposite betting. All casinos ought to be as easy as Bovada about this. The bonus offer itself is simple too: on your first deposit, they’ll give you an extra 10%. If you deposit $100, you’ll wind up with $110 in chips or tokens.

Finally, in the unlikely event that Bovada feels you’ve been abusing their bonuses they won’t seize your winnings like most other casinos will. In the worst case scenario they will politely tell you that they will not be offering you any future bonuses, but you are welcome to keep playing and keep everything you have made already.

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"8/5" Bonus Poker - 99.17%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8004954431360.0000250.019884
Straight flush5021296042640.0001070.005342
4 aces8039037758120.0001960.015667
4 2-440105098663280.0005270.021090
4 5-K25326884173360.0016400.040997
Full house82295168699240.0115140.092114
Flush52168736450000.0108800.054400
Straight42236763199120.0112210.044885
3 of a kind314843911678560.0744680.223405
Two pair225775236037520.1293080.258616
Jacks or better142908109814440.2152590.215259
Nothing0108607108224360.5448550.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.991660

Note: The standard deviation of 8/5 Bonus Poker is 4.572098.

Bonus Poker - 99.36%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8004283441880.0000210.017191
Straight flush10026210295960.0001310.013149
4 aces20039567705600.0001990.039700
4 2-440104224497360.0005230.020915
4 5-K25314437360680.0015770.039436
Full house122228794938360.0111810.134176
Flush83359348828160.0168530.134824
Straight52901850040400.0145580.072789
3 of a kind314147636660280.0709750.212925
Two pair124530619036600.1230640.123064
Jacks or better136966776666760.1854530.185453
Nothing0114708555699960.5754640.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.993623
>Bonus Poker - 99.07%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 495440040 0.000025 0.019884
Straight flush 50 2130622848 0.000107 0.005344
4 aces 75 3903639588 0.000196 0.014688
4 2-4 40 10509864264 0.000527 0.021090
4 5-K 25 32688394632 0.001640 0.040997
Full house 8 229515978276 0.011514 0.092114
Flush 5 216894084792 0.010881 0.054405
Straight 4 223688679144 0.011222 0.044888
3 of a kind 3 1484383065624 0.074468 0.223403
Two pair 2 2577509922528 0.129307 0.258614
Jacks or better 1 4290680977308 0.215253 0.215253
Nothing 0 10860829848156 0.544860 0.000000
Total 19933230517200 1.000000 0.990681

Bonus Poker - 98.01%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8004954302360.0000250.019884
Straight flush5021327332880.0001070.005350
4 aces8039036354600.0001960.015667
4 2-440105098560080.0005270.021090
4 5-K25326732985360.0016390.040978
Full house72294597549160.0115110.080580
Flush52169464737560.0108840.054418
Straight42246170255800.0112680.045074
3 of a kind314837561101440.0744360.223309
Two pair225766262157680.1292630.258526
Jacks or better142910569957960.2152720.215272
Nothing0108610529877120.5448720.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.980147
Bonus Poker - 96.87%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush8004954075320.0000250.019883
Straight flush5021455584680.0001080.005382
4 aces8039967063800.0002010.016040
4 2-440105098322720.0005270.021090
4 5-K25326725544640.0016390.040977
Full house62273766515640.0114070.068441
Flush52172634185000.0109000.054498
Straight42247457103040.0112750.045100
3 of a kind314856373749360.0745310.223592
Two pair225764477282720.1292540.258508
Jacks or better142891493319280.2151760.215176
Nothing0108627902425800.5449590.000000
Total199332305172001.0000000.968687
Bonus Poker - 94.18%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flush 800 424730268 0.000021 0.017046
Straight flush 50 2426756496 0.000122 0.006087
4 aces 80 3704773188 0.000186 0.014869
4 2-4 40 10418911524 0.000523 0.020908
4 5-K 25 31630622496 0.001587 0.039671
Full house 10 222710534712 0.011173 0.111728
Flush 8 334577784756 0.016785 0.134279
Straight 5 292725927156 0.014685 0.073427
3 of a kind 3 1412595347940 0.070866 0.212599
Two pair 1 2451087793692 0.122965 0.122965
Jacks or better 1 3752427620556 0.188250 0.188250
Nothing 0 11418499714416 0.572837 0.000000
Total 19933230517200 1.000000 0.941829

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