Is "Dream Card" a true VP game or a "slot" ?

Question: is "dream card video poker" considered to be a "true" video poker game?

I played it for the first time over the weekend. I question whether it is a "true" video poker game because when you get the "dream card" the card is not a random draw, but is actually picked to give you the best chance for a winning hand or payoff. Does that "special selection" take it out of the realm of a "real video poker game" and put it into the "slots" category?

later, slapinfunk will post a photo of one my "dream hands." I was dealt 3 aces, with a dream card, which was the fourth ace. Obviously the dream card selection was not a random selection-- and the game's "help" page explains this.

The game is another carnival VP game. All the dealt/draw cards except the dreamcard are random. Last summer, playing on VP.com, I was dealt 4RF as the first 4 cards, and of course the 5th card completed the royal.

The cost of that dreamcard is expensive and if you don't get good hands you will lose money FAST.

thanks arc. indeed it is expensive, you are betting double on the game I played. but like all VP games, when you get lucky you win big. otherwise, you lose big.

But is it accurate to call it a "video poker game" ? Im not trying to split hairs, I just want to know if it should be considered "video poker" because if it isnt there is an argument to be made that you should be entitled to bigger comps for playing it. many casinos give lower comps for VP. so I hope you can understand my point.

All carnival VP games that require additional credits and are based on standard VP games must have a return equal to greater than the base game. Hence, the return will be greater than slots and similar to standard VP.

The reason casinos give less comps for VP is because it returns more money to the player than slots. Hence, the casinos give more comps for playing the games where they profit more. Dreamcard is not such a game so you won't see more comps.