THE BIG READ / NEW GAMES
Wheel of Fortune brings a new spin to video poker
IGT's crossover made its worldwide debut at Downtown Grand, pairing multi-hand poker with the familiar wheel and puzzle features.
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Jackpot Watch
A $1.2 million royal-flush night at Resorts World
A California visitor's Double Super Times Pay Poker hand combined three royals with a 20× multiplier, according to the property report.
New Games
Major Multipliers earns 2026 industry recognition
IGT lists Major Multipliers Poker as the new video poker/keno winner in its 2026 EKG awards record.
Strategy
What makes a video poker bonus worth playing?
Extra credits, trigger frequency and entertainment value offer three different ways to judge a bonus feature.
Strategy
The appeal of an unexpected win
Bonus features give the familiar five-card game a different emotional rhythm.
Jackpot Watch
Caesars Palace reports a $100,000 video poker win
A Las Vegas Caesars Rewards member collected a six-figure award while trying Triple Double Bonus Poker.
Player Stories
A Deuces Wild milestone puts long-term returns in perspective
Robison describes a run of four-deuce hands that brought his personal tally back toward its statistical expectation.
Casino Floor
When a credit meter tells an unexpected story
A reader recalls an Atlantic City video poker session in which the apparent number of credits did not match the cash inserted.
Casino Floor
A frozen Spin Poker hand raises a practical question
What happens when a video poker machine stops responding during a hand? This archived first-person column turns attention from card selection to the equipment itself, and to the importance of preserving the displayed game state when asking casino staff for help..
THE STRATEGY FILESKNOW THE GAME
Behind every hold,
there’s a better question.
Pay tables. Close decisions. Wild cards. Explore the ideas that make video poker more than five cards on a screen.
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Casino Floor
Holland Casino's video poker upgrade spans 500 cabinets
IGT announced a large PeakBarTop deployment across Holland Casino venues in the Netherlands.
Casino Floor
Where does video poker fit in a casino promotion?
A promotion's headline can obscure the rules that apply to particular games.
Casino Floor
A question about video poker's place on the floor
The title of this archived column asks whether video poker is disappearing.
Casino Floor
The game behind a Class II poker-style display
A poker-style screen does not, by itself, identify the system used to determine an outcome.
The industry, in focus.
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Industry
Slammin' Multipliers joins IGT's G2E 2025 showcase
Video poker was part of a broader gaming and financial-technology presentation planned for the Las Vegas expo.
Industry
IGT takes Wheel of Fortune beyond the slot reel
The 2024 product announcement set out a move into video poker, electronic table games and video lottery terminals.
Industry
Super Hot Roll Poker takes an EKG award
IGT's 2024 awards announcement included recognition for Super Hot Roll Poker in the video poker category.