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.

More about Bovada

Visit Bovada

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 2-to-6 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.