One of the stronger video poker promos you’ll find runs Mondays in July at the new Jackpot Bar & Grill at 4330 S. Decatur in the spot that used to be Scoundrels. It’s a play-$50-get-$50 matchplay, good all day till 10 p.m. The standard on matchplay deals like this is $20-for-$20, so this is significantly better than the norm.
This is a straightforward deal in theory, but there’s a little wrinkle that you need to be aware of. You have to get a Jackpot players card to get the deal and when you do, there’s a $10 sign-up bonus for playing $20 through a machine. Play your $20 and the $10 will be loaded onto your credits. At this point you have to log-out and back in to start the countdown for the $50-for-$50. Make sure you do this, or you’ll be playing without triggering the bonus.
Watch the reader on your machine. It will count down how far you have to go to get the bonus. If you don’t see it moving like this, reinsert your card.
When it ticks up 50 points, you’ll get a “congratulations” message and the bonus will tally. Remember that the bonus is in free-play, which means you have to play it through at least once before you can cash it out.
Jackpot is a cool bar that also runs trivia on Thursday nights and has a big side area for live bands. There’s also a 24-hour kitchen with several Hawaiian specialties and an excellent $7.77 burger-and-beer deal.
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