Double Bonus Video Poker (Cryptologic)
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Review of Double Bonus (Cryptologic)
Jacks or Better is one of the oldest and most popular games of Video Poker. The expected return on full pay or 9/6 Jacks or Better is 99.54% making this a very attractive game to play.
Bonus Poker is a variant of Jacks or Better where specific Four of a Kinds are awarded a bonus payout. Typically the payout on Four Aces is tripled, and the payout on Four 2s, 3s and 4s is doubled, though minor variations may exist. The idea behind Double Bonus Poker is to take the (bonus) payouts on all Four of a Kinds from the Bonus Poker pay table, and then to double them.
Cryptologic's version of Double Bonus Poker implements this idea very well, with a bonus payout for Four Aces 2*3=6 times higher than full pay, a bonus payout for Four 2s-4s almost 2*2=4 times higher than full pay, and a bonus payout on Four 5s-Ks 2 times higher than full pay.
Cryptologic's Double Bonus Poker compares as follows to full pay Jacks or Better:
| Hands | Cryptologic | Full Pay |
| Royal Flush | 840 | 800 |
| Four Aces | 150 | 25 |
| Four 2-3-4 | 90 | 25 |
| Straight Flush | 50 | 50 |
| Four 5-K | 50 | 25 |
| Full House | 8 | 9 |
| Flush | 5 | 6 |
| Straight | 4 | 4 |
| Three of a Kind | 2 | 3 |
| Two Pair | 2 | 2 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 | 1 |
| Average return* | 99.9367% | 99.5439% |
| Variance* | 31.98543 | 19.51468 |
In addition to the double bonus payouts on all Four of a Kinds, Cryptologic also increased the payout for the Royal Flush. Of course, nothing comes for free, and the payouts on a Full House, a Flush and a Three of a Kind are lower than full pay.
If you calculate the expected return for this game, you will discover it's higher than the expected return for full pay JOB, and the game's volatility is also higher. The expected return for Cryptologic Double Bonus is 99.94%, which means the house edge is very low. This is without doubt a game worth playing.
Casinos where you can play Double Bonus (Cryptologic)
Casino | Rating | #Games | Current Bonus | |
| Omni Casino |  | 160 | Up to $100 bonus | Fact Sheet |
| CS Casino | | 49 | Up to $100 bonus | Fact Sheet |
| 3 Diamonds | | 30 | 10% Cash Back Bonus | Fact Sheet |
| 49er Casino | | 31 | 10% Cash Back Bonus | Fact Sheet |
