Reason #1 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Excellent customer support

The thing that separates Bovada from the rest is its customer support. Many other online gaming companies outsource their support. It can be difficult getting a response from them, and if you do it is often slow and handled by somebody with little understanding of gambling or even of English. But Bovada’s support is handled by Bovada, and their support staff is actually knowledgeable and helpful.

I’m so confident that you’ll have a good experience with Bovada that if you have a problem getting paid and you can’t resolve it with them on your own, I’ll talk to them myself. I personally have known the Bovada management for about three years and always found them to be professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. I have also personally visited one of their call centers so I could see first-hand how they handle customer issues. (More on my mediation service.)

If you have a problem with any other casino besides Bovada, I can’t help you. I get complaints from players of other online casinos every day who have difficulty getting paid. However that isn’t my job nor my problem. If you play at Bovada after clicking through my site I’ll stand behind you 100%. Any place else and you’re on your own.

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Lucky Suit Poker

Last Update: Nov 28, 2005


Lucky Suit Poker is a video poker variation I noticed at the Orleans in November 2005. The game features a 65-card deck, including a fifth suit in clovers. My notes were not very good but I believe that a card in clovers can be wild in suit only if used to complete a royal flush. If this is incorrect I welcome the game maker, or anybody who has seen the game, to correct me.

Lucky Suit Poker
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Lucky suit royal flush 4000 451472638 0.000002 0.008006
Royal Flush 800 1599651780 0.000007 0.005674
Royal flush with lucky suit 100 39537421556 0.000175 0.017529
Lucky suit straight flush 200 2414573486 0.000011 0.002141
Straight Flush 100 6665772132 0.00003 0.002955
Five of a kind 200 8332404660 0.000037 0.007388
Four of a kind 30 1002442509108 0.004444 0.133329
Full House 7 3313989504168 0.014692 0.102847
Lucky suit flush 10 227179601748 0.001007 0.010072
Flush 5 709697555112 0.003146 0.015732
Straight 4 2644250388548 0.011723 0.046893
Three of a kind 3 19841037982896 0.087964 0.263893
Two pair 1 31001306868616 0.137443 0.137443
Pair 1 47788231403520 0.211867 0.211867
Nonpaying hand 0 118970250043312 0.52745 0
Total 225557387153280 1 0.96577