I have played Video Poker and Blackjack at a lot of online casinos with different software, and had normal ups and downs at most of them... but have had VERY poor luck with Video Poker Classic.
The Video Poker just does not seem "normal" and plays very different than at other casinos. Two abysmal experiences with their video poker cost me over 20% of my wagers, which is more than twice the amount of most large swings from my experience.
Recently, a large bonus offer lured me back to try my luck with Blackjack there. Now, I hate to hear losers complain about a bad run of luck... and I'll take my bad luck along with the good... but once again, the Blackjack just did not seem "normal". LOTS of stiff hands dealt to me were met with LOTS of 10's when I hit. Just TOO many!
And the dealer had a normal mix of up cards, but WAY too many low down cards and when he hit himself. This worked against the dealer when he had a 10 up, because he often had a low card down, giving him a worse hand. And, when I resorted to standing on stifff hands, even against a 10 showing, he would often bust on the 10 that was predictably waiting for me.
BUT, he more than made up for this by having another low card down when he might have had a stiff hand himself... like a 5 showing, OFTEN had a 4, 5, or 6 down card and TOO rarely a 10. And the huge number of low cards when he hit... and the number of dealer 20 and 21 were just UNBELIEVABLE.
I am just relating my experience and wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing. Good luck to you all!!
Steve