I'm off for a week to London on Tuesday. Anything of interest there in
the VP department? I'm a low-stakes (read quarter) player and know quite a
few games well, including Jacks, Jokers (K or better), Double Bonus Deuces
(FP and NSUD).
Karen
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent - Eleanor Roosevelt
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I have visited casinos in London a few times, though not in the last few years. Unless things have changed drastically, don't waste your time looking for VP in London. Spend the extra time at the Victoria & Albert or the London Museum instead!
When I last attempted to play in a London Casino, the places were operated like private clubs. You were required to apply for membership (at least 24 hours before you wished
to enter the casino) and if you were given membership, you were allowed to play, after
paying a fee. The casinos only offered American BJ, French Roulette (no double zero),
with fairly high minimum stakes, and a few European games with which we were not familiar. There were NO machines, not even slot machines!
London is FABULOUS! Have a fantantic trip!
~Babe
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--- On Tue, 2/15/11, krallison416@aol.com <krallison416@aol.com> wrote:
I'm off for a week to London on Tuesday. Anything of interest there in
the VP department? I'm a low-stakes (read quarter) player and know quite a
few games well, including Jacks, Jokers (K or better), Double Bonus Deuces
(FP and NSUD).
Karen
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there is no video poker in england.
well, there is, but not as we understand the term. you will find something called video poker in amusement arcades, along with fruit machines and nudge machines. there's even one or two in an arcade at heathrow airport.
but they don't offer 4,000 coin royals and, most importantly, they don't deliver a random draw.
if you're interested in seeing one of these and happen to be in the west end theatre district, there's an arcade on the strand that has a few VP machines.
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I'm off for a week to London on Tuesday. Anything of interest there in
the VP department?
There is random draw video poker in the UK in our race and sports "betting shops". They are ubiqutous in all UK cities; the main companies include: Ladbrokes; Coral; Wiliam Hill; and Bet Fred.
The best game I have found is a 1-coin (50p or £1) Jacks variant with the following pay table:
Royal Flush 500
Straight Flush 50
4 of a KIND 23
Full House 9
Flush 5
Straight 4
3 of a KIND 3
2 Pair 2
Jacks or Better 1
This is a 97.26% game but it also has a double-up option.