Visited Reno Fri-Sun and found the following:
Circus Circus has 100%+ quarter machines near the gift shop. I played Jokers Wild Kings or Better FP for quarters. I didn't see any attractive plays at dollar level. On previous trip I'd seen FP JOB at Gecko bar.
At El Dorado near sports book are 3 or 4 Multi-Strike (.25/.50/1) with Bonus Poker Dlx. Slightly better return than JOB MS. Playing quarters, I hit quads on the 8x level for $800. Also played Jokers Wild 2-pair at the bar near the showroom for dollars (full-pay, which is not quite 100%, but possibly best pay in the casino when progressives aren't high).
At Atlantis, for the first time I played Deuces Bonus Poker at the sports bar for dollars. I believe the machine also offered the game for quarters or .50. High variance, fun, slightly better EV than NSUD. A decent near-100% play for when the progressives in High Limit and Waterfall Bar are low, for those of us who find Deuces more fun than the FP Double-Bonus at the Waterfall Bar.
Stuart (RandomStu)
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