{"id":864574,"date":"2024-08-22T19:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/?p=864574"},"modified":"2024-08-22T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:37:33","slug":"are-video-poker-machines-actually-random","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/are-video-poker-machines-actually-random\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Video Poker Machines Actually Random?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post is syndicated by the\u00a0Las Vegas Advisor<\/em>\u00a0for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AC says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are video poker hands dealt randomly? A debate over this comes up from time to time, due to the true meaning of \u201crandom.\u201d The cards video poker players receive are determined by a \u201crandom number generator\u201d (RNG), but purists point out that true randomness cannot be created by a computer algorithm. The argument can go on, but the reality is that the video poker machines you play in Nevada, and presumably in any legal and licensed casino in the U.S. (and mostly beyond), are random enough, given the game\u2019s procedural objective. This article correctly makes that point, while also imparting bonus information many players want to know (even though it doesn\u2019t affect their outcomes) about how the cards are dealt on a video poker machine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This article was written by Jerry Stich in association with 888Casino.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are Video Poker Machines Actually Random?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I doubt many video poker players even consider this question. They head to the casino (or play online) hoping their luck will bring them riches \u2013 or at least buy them some decent time playing their favorite video poker game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serious video poker players \u2013 those who learn and practice perfect video poker playing strategy for the specific game and pay table they will play are betting on the game being random. Each line of playing strategy assumes that video poker games are random. If the game is not random, the strategy is flawed and perhaps worthless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what is the truth? Are video poker machines actually random? Will playing strategy based on a random game have the desired results? This article addresses these topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This post is syndicated by the\u00a0Las Vegas Advisor\u00a0for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page. AC says: Are video poker hands dealt randomly? A debate over this comes up from time to time, due to the true meaning of \u201crandom.\u201d The cards video poker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86532,"featured_media":864575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[643,557],"tags":[585],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vpoker.jpg?fit=869%2C488&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86532"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864576,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864574\/revisions\/864576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}