Video Poker Glossary
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10-play
A multi-line video poker machine that allows gamblers to play up to 10 hands. However, maximum coins on all ten hands must be bet. Otherwise, the royal payout is shorted.
3-play
A multi-line video poker machine that allows gamblers to play up to 3 hands. However, maximum coins on all three hands must be bet. Otherwise, the royal payout is shorted.
See also: triple-play.
5-play
A multi-line video poker machine that allows gamblers to play up to 5 hands. However, maximum coins on all five hands must be bet. Otherwise, the royal payout is shorted.
86ed
used to describe the act of barring a person from a casino, especially for gambling related issues. Video poker players are rarely barred. Instead, casinos will more commonly just "cut them off" taking away any accrued points or unused comps, and disallowing future comps regardless of play.
Average Daily Worth
The average amount a certain gambling activity is worth per day, under state conditions. Usually Average Daily Worth is given in absolute terms (such as dollars) rather then relative (percentage) units. A positive value represents a win for the player.
Bankroll
  1. The amount of money available to be wagered.
  2. The entire amount of money available to be wagered in a persons lifetime at that moment (Gambling Bankroll).
  3. The amount of money available to be wagered for a particular gambling session, trip, or game.(Trip Bankroll)

See also: Stake, Kelly Betting.
Bdlx-S3P (FP, 6 Coins)
Well known variant of "Bonus Delux Super Triple Play" video poker game with an EV of 99.77%. See Bonus Delux Super Triple Play paytable.
BP-S3P (FP, 6 Coins)
Well known variant of "Bonus Poker Super Triple Play" video poker game with an EV of 99.34%. See Bonus Poker Super Triple Play paytable.
Casino Monitor
  1. Person responsible for maintaining the vpfree2 pages for a specific casino
  2. Person who regularly monitors a casino taking inventory of the video poker there and reports all updates to vpfree2
Casino Monitor are unpaid volunteers who work diligently to keep vpFREE2 up-to-date. Without them the site would not exist.
Class I Gaming
traditional tribal games and "social games" for prizes of nominal value, all of which are subject solely to tribal regulations (IRS.gov)
Class II Gaming
bingo, instant bingo, lotto, punch cards, pull tabs (if played in the same location as bingo), and manual card games legal anywhere in the state and not played against the house. Class II Gaming is regulated by both the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and the tribes. A tribe may conduct or license Class II Gaming if it occurs in "a state that permits such gaming for any purpose by any person" and is not prohibited by federal law. (IRS.gov)
Class III Gaming
card games played against the house, slot machines, dog and horse racing, jai alai, and all other types of casino gaming. The National Indian Gaming Commission's (NIGC's) authority includes review and approval of Class III Gaming management contracts. Class III gaming is regulated by compacts negotiated between tribes and states. (IRS.gov)
Coin-dropper
A video poker or slot machine that accepts and dispenses (drops) coins.
Cumulative Distribution Function
  1. The integral of the Probability Density Function (not rigorous)
  2. A statistical distribution, indicating the probability of receiving an outcome or a lower ranked outcome for all possible outcomes. The function can range from 0 to 1 (or 100%).
An example of a Cumulative Distribution Function is the well-known "error function" (ERF) whose probability density function is the Normal distribution.
See also: Probability Density Function.
DB-S3P (FP, 6 Coins)
Well known variant of "Double Bonus Super Triple Play" video poker game with an EV of 99.35%. See Double Bonus Super Triple Play paytable.
DDB-S3P (FP, 6 Coins)
Well known variant of "Double Double Bonus Super Triple Play" video poker game with an EV of 99.16%. See Double Double Bonus Super Triple Play paytable.
Expected Value
The first moment of a random process, also known as it's mean or average value, and often given the symbol &micron;. In gambling, the Expected Value can be computed for a game itself (example: JOB video poker has an Expected Value of 99.54% when played with a Max-EV strategy) or a particular instance (example: in PKM video poker, the dealt hand with the highest Expected Value is trips) or the entire playing situation (by including the value of cash back and comps, if any). For video poker, Expected Value is usually expressed in percentage units, whereas a game that is exactly break even has an Expected Value of 100%, and a positive game has an Expected Value of greater than 100%. However, other units may be used, including fractional units, or real currency. Expected Value is generally used interchangeably with Expected Return, Return, and sometimes Expectation and long-term return.
Face card
The jack, queen, or king of any suit. In many video poker games holding a single face card is more valuable (has higher expected value) then holding any 3 card inside straights.
Full-coin
The number of coins that must be played to realize a particular games best paytable. Typically, casinos short-pay a video poker game when played less then Full-coin. For example, very often a Royal Flush pays 4000 units for a 5 coin, Full-coin wager, but only 800 units for a 4-coin wager. All vpfree2 pay tables are listed per coin, assuming that at least the Full-coin level is reached (5 coins in most instances).
Gaming Control Board
A state or county agency that enforces policies set by the gaming commission, investigates allegations of cheating and provides background information on persons or corporations requesting licensing as operators of gambling establishments.
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