Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

Excellent Odds

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.

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Two-Way Royal

Last Update: Dec 09, 2009

Two-Way Royal is a video poker game found at some Playtech casinos, which pays the same for a royal flush as an ace to 4 straight flush. Following is the return table.

Two-Way Royal
Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Hi Royal flush	800	495648096	0.000025	0.019892
Lo Royal flush	800	452439228	0.000023	0.018158
Straight flush	50	2125345536	0.000107	0.005331
Four of a kind	40	46844788068	0.00235	0.094003
Full house	6	228552909012	0.011466	0.068796
Flush	5	208993990320	0.010485	0.052424
Straight	4	225491143956	0.011312	0.045249
Three of a kind	3	1475076583692	0.074001	0.222003
Two pair	2	2566559764188	0.128758	0.257516
Jacks or better	1	4277782475892	0.214606	0.214606
Nothing	0	10900855429212	0.546868	0
Total		19933230517200	1	0.997977

Some readers have questioned my claim that the low royal is 2-6, saying it is A-5. To prove it is 2-6 I present the following screenshot, which another reader sent in.

Prior to December 9, 2009, I incorrectly stated the return of this game was 99.13%. A few readers pointed out that vpgenius.com claims the return for the above pay table was 99.7977%, which I now agree with. For the earlier error, I apologize.