So You Like Slot Machines and Video Poker? Try Both Games at Once, Play Spin Poker

What is Spin Poker?

Spin Poker is simply a game of video poker with slot twist. It’s playing three games in one. Once you select your poker game from the offerings such as Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, or Joker Poker, three sets of five cards each are dealt across the screen face down.

When play is initiated, one hand is turned face up on the center line only. When the player selects the hold card(s) the top and bottom rows will duplicate them. When the draw button is pressed, the remaining down cards are inverted and they spin their way into position ala a slot machine accompanied by a little music to reveal the final hands. There are nine pay lines. Horizontal, diagonal, and zig-zag. All the winning combinations are highlighted.

Varieties of Spin Poker games

Eight games are offered on multi-denominational machines in 5, 10, and 25 cent increments.They are nine line, five credit, forty five coin maximum bet units. For example, a player that selects a 5 cent game may wager up to a maximum of $2.25 per hand. (45 X.05 = $2.25) Although players do have the option to bet fewer lines and credits. Be aware that in order to win the top jackpot you must always wager the maximum amount.

Lower denomination Spin Poker choices are 1, 2 ,3 , or 5 cents offering nine lines for a maximum bet of 180 credits. Players may bet 1, 2, 10, 15, or 20 credits per selected line(s).

There are also banks of 5 cent progressive machines with Double Double Bonus. Nine lines accept a 45 credit bet.Jackpots could grow to six figures with max credits wagered.

Games, denominations, and bet amounts may vary between jurisdictions.

Downsides of Spin Poker

There are some downsides to this game. Pay tables may not be as generous as single pay video poker games. You may not find the preferred payouts on Jacks or Better games ike 9:1 for a full house and 6:1 for a flush.

Winning results are sometimes smaller than your original wager because all the lines you wagered on may not produce a winning result.

Funside of Spin Poker

But you can get lucky as yours truly did at Casino Niagara in Canada. After depositing twenty dollars on a one cent Double Bonus Jacks or Better game, my 2,000 penny credits were not doing well at the beginning. After my credit meter dwindled down to less than 1,000, I was dealt a Q, J, K of Spades, a K of Diamonds, and a K of Clubs. Although the three of a kind kings could have won back my deposit and more, I decided to hold the three spades and go for the Royal Flush. After all, I had nine chances. When the reels stopped spinning the top line lit up and started the bells and whistles! There sat the 10, and A of Spades! Good for 16,000 credits equaling $160! Not bad for a $20 investment.

Good luck with the game.