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I have just had this experience at an online casino: I played DEUCES WILD for 70 hours, about 18,000 hands, with these results: (Left hand column = 4 of a kind, no deuces. Right column = the hour of play in which the 4 of a kind appeared)
Three's .... 10,34
Four's ........43,56,58
Five's ........13,22,29,39
Six'es ........25,42,49
Seven's .....8,14,16,31,51,61
Eight's .......1,37,66,71
Nine's ........7,19,32,44,60,64
Ten's .........2,4,46
Jack's .......11,35
Queen .......23,26,51,70
King's ........17,28,54,55,59
Ace's .........5,20,47
2's ............. Not even one 4 of a kind deuces. None, 0, zero, zelch, nothing.
What are the chances that any one 4 of a kind would not appear after 18,000 hands? I would think it more likely to get four of a kind in deuces since I am more inclined to keep those after the first draw. Moreover, it is likely to happen during a series of plays, not the first time a gambler plays.
Why does the above happen? It is very simple. In every Video Poker hand, five cards are delt and five cards are available for draw. A cheating casino will program so that in Deuces Wild no more than three 2's will appear among the ten cards. A four deuce will not appear except under rare chance (about one time in a million.)
This is without a doubt a ripoff casino. Do not play at Galaxi World/Playboy. Otherwise, you risk losing with no chance of even having a little fun in the process.
Other casinos, such as InterCasino Internationale, entice you with Practice Modes that hit a jackpot every hour or so. Then when you play with real money, the winnings stop. Do not play at these casinos.
I know there will be friends and relatives of these casino operators who will send messages saying how great the casinos are and how much they won. But for us poor players who get suckered in, we pay the price and they get rich.
You may say, "What does it matter if a casino rips you off?" Hey, when you buy an item in a store because it's on sale, you raise heck if the store charges full price. Same with casinos. If they say they're going to deal with you honestly, and then cheat you, don't go back Ever.
Play only honest casinos. If online players stick together we can put the crooks out of business.
