Video Poker Times
Index of Back Issues
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Following are highlights of what has appeared in each issue of Video Poker Times. All back issues are available at the prices shown (first-class US postage included). Subscribers may deduct 20% when ordering four or more back issues. Please e-mail contact information removed to order back issues.
* Full pay versions of games marked with an asterisk may no longer be available. |
| Volume 1 (1993) $3.00 |
1.1 Sept./Oct., 1993
The Double Card (in Atlantic City)
Royal Court
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1.2 Nov./Dec., 1993
Straight Flush Bonus Poker *
Three New Casinos (Luxor, Treasure Island and MGM Grand)
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| Volume 2 (1994) $3.00 |
2.1 Jan./Feb., 1994
Volatility Index and Attractiveness Quotient
Joker Wild (Two Pair) at up to 102% *
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2.3 May/June, 1994
All American Poker at 100.7%±
Summary on VI, AQ, risk and bankroll requirements |
2.2 March/April, 1994
Risk of Ruin and Bankroll Requirements
The Best Video Poker (survey highlights)
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2.4 July/August, 1994
Universal Bonus Poker *
Getting Food Comps |
2.5 Sept./Oct., 1994
Bally Double Pay Deuces Wild *
Are You a Professional or Recreational Player?
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2.6 Nov./Dec., 1994 (six pages)
2nd Chance Progressive *
Understanding the real Risk of Ruin |
| Volume 3 (1995) $4.00 |
3.1 January/February, 1995
Loose Deuces at up to 101.6%
Deuces Are Wild! (a quiz for advanced players)
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3.2 March/April, 1995 (six pages)
Review of video poker computer software
Double Bonus Poker at 100.15% |
3.3 May/June, 1995
Flush Attack (individual) at 101.85% *
First Annual Best Video Poker contest
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3.4 July/August, 1995
Double Bonus Poker multiple progressives
Results of Best Video Poker contest |
3.5 Sept./Oct., 1995
Evaluation of Risk in Video Poker
Don't Kill the Goose (editorial)
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3.6 Nov./Dec., 1995
Sigma Double Double Jackpot at 101.22%± *
Practical Risk Evaluation; new AQ table |
| Volume 4 (1996) $4.00 |
4.1 Jan./Feb., 1996
Deuces Deluxe at 100.4%±
Book review: LVA Guide to Slot Clubs
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4.2 March/April, 1996
Real Risk of Ruin for Deuces Wild
Promotions Come and Go |
4.3 May/June, 1996
Tournament Play
Double Bonus Bingo Poker
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4.4 July/August, 1996
Loose Deuces with 5-way progressive
New Slot Club News column
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4.5 Sept./Oct., 1996
Las Vegas Double Joker Wild at 100.6%
Tangible vs. Intangible Benefits
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4.6 Nov./Dec., 1996
9/7 Jacks-or-Better (at Stratosphere) at 100.65%+
Strange Promotions Come and Go |
| Volume 5 (1997) $5.00 |
5.1 Jan./Feb., 1997 (6 pages)
$1 Deuces Wild survey
Atlantic City Double Joker Wild at 99.9%±
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5.2 March/April, 1997 (6 pages)
Strategy changes for seq. royal on Double Double Jackpot
Best Video Poker in Middle America? |
5.3 May/June, 1997
Survey of video poker in Mississippi
Double Pay Deuces Wild (at El Cortez) at 100.9%
Results of third annual Best Video Poker contest
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5.4 July/August, 1997 (6 pages)
Survey of Soaring Eagle casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Refined strategy for All American Poker at 100.71%
Strategy for Triple Poker (at the Fiesta) at 100.34% * |
5.5 Sept./Oct., 1997 (6 pages)
Real Risk of Ruin for standard Double Bonus Poker
Enchanced Double Bonus Poker (up to 101%)
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5.6 Nov./Dec., 1997 (6 pages)
Journal of a Video Poker Pro
Real Risk of Ruin for Jacks-or-Better
Who Pays More Royals? |
| Volume 6 (1998) $5.00 |
6.1 Jan./Feb., 1998 (5 pages)
Survey of Pahrump, Nevada
Tournament play column
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6.2 March/April, 1998 (6 pages)
Tournament Play column
Double Double Bonus Poker
Deuces Wild Adjustments for $2000 Royal Flush |
6.3 May/June, 1998 (6 pages)
Money Fever on Williams multi-game machines at 100.4%
"It's the Quality"
Best of Vas Vegas
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Historical staff contact removed. |
6.5 Sept./Oct., 1998 (8 pages)
The Best Place to Play Video Poker
Expected Return in Video Poker Tournaments
Tournament Play: Going for the Royals
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Historical staff contact removed. |
| Volume 7 (1999) $6.00 |
7.1 Jan./Feb., 1999 (6 pages)
Pickem Poker
More on Pick Five Poker
More on Sevens Wild
Volatility on Triple Play and Four Play machines
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7.2 March/April, 1999 (8 pages)
Testing a machine for "honesty" in an Indian casino
Atlantic City video poker update
A new formula for Risk of Ruin |
7.3 May/June, 1999 (8 pages)
Odyssey Multi Play machines
An open letter to casino managers
Boom, a banking slot game
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7.4 July/August, 1999 (8 pages)
Big E video poker (new Williams game)
Double Diamond Mine (banking slot game)
Video Poker Playoff (Jacks-or-Better) |
7.5 September/October, 1999 (8 pages)
Bankroll Requirements for many attractive games
Buccaneer Gold (banking slot game)
Doug Reul reports on Midwest opportunities
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7.6 November/December, 1999 (8 pages)
Ten Basic Rules of Gambling
Super Sevens (banking slot game)
What is Variance? |
| Volume 8 (2000) $6.00 |
8.1 January/February, 2000 (8 pages)
Top Ten Gambling Mistakes
Wheel of Fortune (banking slot game)
Calculating Risk of Ruin with an Excel Spreadsheet
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8.2 March/April, 2000 (8 pages)
Probability of a Winning Session
Risk of Ruin With Cash Rebates
Double Bonus Banking Slot Game
Does "Clumping" Affect the Payback?
Report on video poker in Biloxi, Mississippi |
8.3 May/June, 2000 (6 pages)
Report on Detroit Area Casinos
Another Attractive Double Pay Deuces Wild
Long Run Expectations
Using the LVA Coupons for Vacation Village
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8.4 July/August, 2000 (8 pages)
Report on Chicago Area Casinos
Riddle of the Sphinx (banking slot game)
A Universal Spreadsheet for RoR and TSI (by Yuri Sorkin) |
8.5 September/October, 2000 (8 pages)
How Long To Expected Profit?
Dispelling the Myths
Bankroll requirements, a simple approximation
NSUD (Not So Ugly Deuces at 99.7%) strategy
Testing Random Number Generators
Book review: Las Vegas Slot Clubs
New slot club column (PT's Mining Co.)
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8.6 November/December, 2000 (8 pages)
A Small Video Poker Oasis
Short Pay Games With Good Cash Back
Testing Random Number Generators |
| Volume 9 (2001) $7.00 |
9.1 January/February, 2001 (6 pages)
Book review: The Undeniable Truth About Video Poker
How Long Is The Long Run?
Video Poker in California, Indiana riverboats, Detroit
Slot Club News
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9.2 March/April, 2001 (6 pages)
Probability of Being a Winner
Quads After Quads Anomaly in Deuces Wild
Four-to-a-Royal Bonus at the Opera House
Comments on changes at the Fiesta |
9.3 May/June, 2001 (8 pages)
Another Measure of "The Long Run"
Hopper Fills vs. Coinless Machines
The Doctrin of Video Poker
Fiesta Being "Stationized"
Good Nickel Plays
Recommendations for "On-line" casinos
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9.4 July/August, 2001 (8 pages)
Minimizing Risk of Ruin
2 Strategies for All American Poker paying 50-for-1 for quads
Current Slot Clubs and Promotions
Hidden Hotel Charges (warning and avoidance)
Video Poker Encounters of the Strangest Kind
Internet Gambling Legalized (?) in Nevada |
9.5 September/October, 2001 (8 pages)
Double Bonus Poker with 80-for-1 Straight Flush
Minimizing Risk of Ruin in Various Deuces Wild Games
Comments on double royal promotions
Should you or shouldn't you offer unsolicited advice?
What about those annoying W-2G's?
A major strike against internet gambling?
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9.6 November/December, 2001 (8 pages)
What about those annoying W-2G's? (two follow-ups)
Editorial about September 11
What is the significance of 11?
"Expert" advice on how the cards are dealt
Protect your slot points
Seasonal advice |
| Volume 10 (2002) $8.00 |
10.1 January/February, 2002 (8 pages)
Bankroll Fluctuations on Multi-Play Games
How to explain to friends and relatives that you have an advantage over the casino
The Palms casino grand opening
The Significance of 11 in the 9/11 attack
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10.2 March/April, 2002 (8 pages)
Is "Video Poker Times" Useful Only In Las Vegas?
Weekend bankrolls
Is a $250 Jackpot Taxable?
Be sure to report all of your gambling winnings
Keeping Good Video Poker Alive
The Gold Coast - Paradise or Wasteland?
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10.3 May/June, 2002 (6 pages)
The "Law of Averages" (long discussion)
What a Recreational Player Should Expect
Beware of Coinless Machine Scams
Value of "Double on Second Royal in 24 Hours" promotions
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10.4 July/August, 2002 (8 pages)
Random Number Generators in VP Machines
Chances of a Royal With A Small Starting Bankroll
Response to an Undeniable Letter
Cost of Ignoring Inside Straight Draws
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10.5 September/October, 2002 (8 pages)
Penalty Cards
Becoming a Professional VP Player
Overdue for a Jackpot?
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10.6 November/December, 2002 (8 pages)
Alternative Strategies for Progressive Jackpots
Doubling Up
News of the Weird
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| Volume 11 (2003) $8.00 |
11.1 January/February, 2003 (8 pages)
More on Doubling Up
Certainty Equivalence
"Million Dollar Video Poker" book review
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11.2 March/April, 2003 (8 pages)
ICoast casinos Go from First to Worst
More on using Certainty Equivalence
When to Quit?
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11.3 May/June, 2003 (6 pages)
The Future of Gambling
How the Cards Are Dealt
Trump Marina Cutbacks
The Standard Deviation
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11.4 July/August, 2003 (8 pages)
Multi-Strike Poker
Stratgey for Multi-Strike 10/7 Double Bonus Poker
Calculating Mins, Maxs, and Zero Crossings of SD Curves
What Killed the Tuscany Golden Goose?
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11.5 September/October, 2003 (8 pages)
Poorest Video Poker in Town?
Stratgey for Multi-Strike full-Pay Deuces Wild
Compendium of Interesting Questions and Dan's Best Answers
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11.6 November/December, 2003 (8 pages)
Developer's Response to "Poorest Video Poker in Town?"
Anything Wild Another Machine to Avoid
Another Promotion Backfires
Whence Royals?
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| Volume 12 (2004) $10.00 |
12.1 January/February, 2004 (6 pages)
Is "Gaming" in Trouble?
What Is a Pro?
"More Frugal Gambling" book review
More Suggestions for Casino Managers
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12.2 March/April, 2004 (6 pages)
"Powerful Profits from Video Poker" book review
The Attractiveness Index
News of the Weird
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12.3 May/June, 2004 (8 pages)
More on Double Up (lengthy article)
Follow-up on the Attractiveness Index
Harrah's Horseshoe
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121.4 July/August, 2004 (6 pages)
It Pays to Pay Close Attention to Paytables
Programmed Near Misses
Questions & Answers
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12.5 September/October, 2004 (8 pages)
The Las Vegas Monorail review
Giant Casino Groups
Anti-Trust Regulators Just Don't Get It
A Common Assertion
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12.6 November/December, 2004
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