My husband was dealt one on the top in Mesquite a few years ago, it didn't lock up, it was the top had so he lost in all on the re draw. If dealt on the bottom you would end up with 72k credit, his was in nickels, or $3k. It was basic double pay, not spin.
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From: Mickey
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 6/21/2009 12:13:01 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Does Double Pay Lock Up?
Last year I had my one and only dealt royal. I couldn't mess it up, because the machine locked up before I could press any buttons.
Now, on to my question.
Double Pay is a game that pays you for the hand you are dealt as well as what you draw.
There are Double Pay Spin machines at the Mirage and Venetian, among other places. The options at both those Strip properties are too short-pay for most vpFREE members to consider.
In the Double Pay Spin game you actually see what was dealt on all three lines. But you then only hold or discard from the center line as in any Spin machine. So I'm wondering what happens when there is a dealt royal and it isn't on the center line.
A dealt royal on $1 Double Pay Spin pays $60,000 and far exceeds any drawn royal paying $4000. Most machines "lock up" if a royal is dealt. But if the dealt royal were on anything but the center line, what would the machine do? If there is no lockup and you then proceed to draw based on the center line you could conceivably get no paying hands. But then an attendant arrives at a machine seeing no winning hands, yet a "JACKPOT $60,000" flashes on the screen.
I know this is a rarity, but there might be one of you who could share his/her experience. I'm just wondering when the mechanic is called over to verify the jackpot if the casino staff is a bit confused. Perhaps the mechanic would be able to put the screen back to see the original dealt hands?
Anybody know?
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