That is the same game as the original in the Chicago Area. Check to see if
the FH was 35 rather than 25 on the Multi Pay and if the SF was 50 or 100.
If both are the higher value this game is 100.24% per Frugal VP. (All
Chicago Area games were originally 7 for the FH with some having the 100
SF.) On the Money Fever game the FH s/b 9 (When they replaced them at
Harrah's Joliet the FH was 8). The version Mr. Paymar says is over 100% not
only is 9 on the FH but also 150 instead of 100 on the SF. That deuce game
is 93.231% per Stanford WongVP (and all the other software!) The Joker game
was 20-8-7(800rf) joker 2 pair (EV about 98.65%). Later games in the
Chicago Area included a couple with 10-7DB (called double four of a kind),
10-7 Triple Bonus (The kings or better game shown in Frugal VP.) and
8-5DDB.
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From: brumar_lv <brumar_lv@yahoo.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 9/4/2004 3:48:48 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Unusual VP Game in an Indian Casino--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Howard Stern" <howard.w.stern@e...>
wrote:
> The BJ game had a 0.46% edge as a flat bet game provided you bet an
even
> number of coins and make sure you have at least as many credits as
your bet
> left over in the machine. Maximum bet is ten coins per hand.
> The rules: one deck shuffled after each hand.
> Dealer stands on soft 17.
> BJ pays 3 to 2. (rounded down if you play an odd number of coins.)
> Insurance (never a good play on this machine.)
> Can split any pair but not resplit. (This includes the bad split of
> non-identical tens.)
> Double on 10 or 11 only but not after a split.
> Six cards under 21 is an automatic win.
> Early surrender (before dealer looks for BJ) on 12 through 16 (hard
or
> soft) vs dealer's 10 or Ace.
> A later version of this game eliminated early surrender making the
game
> about a 0.1% house edge.
> Much of a Michael Shackleford (Sorry if I blew the spelling!)
article on
> Internet BJ in Casino Player from a couple of years ago applies to
this
> game.
> I used it to build a perfect basic strategy for this machine.
>
> I do not know for sure but I think the double up was the source of
the fix.
>
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I returned to Chewelah yesterday (for the last time this summer) and
here's more detail about the Multi-Pay game.It is a WMS (Williams Electronics) game, as you mentioned. There are
ten machines, and they offer these games:
Keno
Bonus5Line - A slot game
Wild and Loose - A slot game
Mystery Treasure - A slot game
Joker Poker
Deuces Wild (4000/500/100/60/50/20/15/15/10/5)
Bottoms Up (Similar to 7/5 BP except 400 for 4 Deuces, not 4 Aces)
JorB (8/5)
Money Fever (Flush activates a 7 hand flush bonus round)
Multi-Pay (But no double-up option)
BlackJack (on at least 8 of the 10 machines)I believe the Blackjack is as you described. Dealer must draw if 16
or less, stand on 17 or higher. If player draws 6 cards the player
automatically wins. There is a double bet key, giving player 1 more
card. There is a split button, but only once. If splitting on Aces
only 1 more card is permitted. A 21 in a split hand is a regular
win. There is a Surrender Key ... can be used if dealer has 10 or
higher and player has 12-16 ... returns 1/2 bet to player. There is
an Insurance Key, and a Let It Ride Key. One deck is shuffled.I also looked for Bonusing Slots, but I found only one ... Piggy
Bankin (only one machine).vpFREE Links: http://members.cox.net/vpfree/Links.htm
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