Best Video Poker Updated Weekly. The information on this page is supplied by vpFREE2, which is an extensive online database of video poker inventories throughout the US and Canada. The table below lists the current best casino video poker schedules in Las Vegas and their denominations, and is updated on a regular basis. Las Vegas is the best place to play video poker in the world. There are hundreds of machines in the Las Vegas Valley that return 100 percent or more when betting five coins and playing perfect strategy. None of these devices are located on the Las Vegas Strip.Video poker players will need to take a trip downtown or to locals casinos to find the best video poker games in Las Vegas. The 4 Best Places to Play Video Poker on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas 1 – The Plaza Hotel & Casino. The beauty of video poker at the Plaza is variety, as you’ll find more than 225 machines. 2 – California Hotel & Casino. If you prefer the value-packed action found at Boyd Gaming.
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Many players enjoy sitting at the bar in a casino. That is because the best service is typically found there. Nearly all Las Vegas casino bars offer video poker machines embedded in the top. The quality of these games varies drastically from one casino to another.
Most of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip offer terrible video poker games on bar tops. The house edge is often three or more percent on these machines. Players are better off finding a quality video poker machine on the casino floor and tipping the waitress well on the first drink order or simply paying cash for alcohol over playing poor video poker pay tables at the bar.
Once players move away from the Strip, the video poker quality at casino bars improves drastically. This includes locals casinos and ones in downtown Las Vegas.
The most common playable video poker game at bars in Las Vegas is 8/5 Bonus Poker. This means that a full house pays 8 and a flush returns 5 for each coin wagered. Other decent games include 9/6 Jacks or Better, 9/7/5 Double Bonus and 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe.
There are two rules when playing video poker at the bar. Always play five coins to receive comped drinks and get the highest return on a royal flush. The other is to take care of your bartender. He or she may bend the drink rules if you give them motivation to do so. At the very least, being known as a good tipper will get your drink refilled quickly.
South Point Casino has the best video poker of any bar in Las Vegas. Players will find No-So-Ugly-Deuces (99.73%) at bars throughout the casino. The next-best game is 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%). The same machines also spread 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%). The denominations are $.25, $.50, $1 and $2. Players receive 0.3% in cash back through the South Point players club on these games.
Plaza Las Vegas
The Plaza is located at the intersection of Fremont Street and Main Street in downtown Las Vegas. It offers the best video poker at the bar in any Las Vegas tourist area. The games below are at the Omaha Bar near the front of the casino. The games are of lower quality at the Sportsbook Bar.
The best games at the Omaha Bar at Plaza are 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%), 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54%), 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%), 9/7/5 Double Bonus (99.11%) and Deuces and Joker Wild (99.07%). The denominations are $.25, $.50 and $1. The players club increases the return by about 0.13%. Slot points may not be used on video poker machines with these returns. They may only be used on slots or at the sportsbook car, which offers inferior video poker returns.
Main Street Station is on Main Street across from its intersection with Stewart Avenue in downtown Las Vegas. There are two games that return at least 99% at the main bar. They are 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54%) and 9/7/5 Double Bonus (99.11%). The denominations are $.25, $.50 and $1. The games return an additional 0.1% on the Boyd Gaming BConnected card. Players that make a natural four of a kind will receive a scratch off card worth a few dollars. The top prize in that promotion is $5,000.
El Cortez
El Cortez is located in the Fremont East area of downtown Las Vegas. There are two bars at El Cortez. Both spread 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%) and 9/7/5 Double Bonus (99.11%). The denominations are $.25, $.50, $1, $2 and $5. The players club returns an additional 0.2%.
Every bar at 4Queens offers 9/7/5 Double Bonus (99.17%). The $.25 denomination has a progressive. There are also $.50 and $1 denominations that do not have a progressive. The cash back rate is 0.31%. That amount doubles when redeemed for comps.
Station Casinos
The higher end Station Casinos all spread 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%) at the bar. The $.25 denomination has a royal flush progressive that is tied to all other machines at the bar. There are also $.50 and $1 8/5 Bonus Poker games at these Station Casinos. Some go as high as the $5 denomination.
Station Casinos locations with 8/5 Bonus Poker at the bar include Red Rock Resort, Green Valley Ranch, Palace Station, Texas Station, and Santa Fe Station. The Station Casinos Boarding Pass returns 0.3% in cash, comps or free play to players on these games. These video poker games qualify for point multiplier days.
Skyline Casino is a locals casino located on Boulder Highway near Sunset Rd. Its bar spreads 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%), 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54%), and 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%). There are $.25, $.50 and $1 denominations. The $.25 games are networked into a royal flush progressive at the bar. Skyline Casino does not have a slot club.
There are rumblings Las Vegas is about to get its video poker bars, and its groove, back soon. (Update, 9/17/20: Bars will reopen at 11:59 p.m. on Sep. 20, 2020.)
Bars (that don’t serve food) have been shut down for weeks due to the pandemic, including the most important bars, ones with video poker.
Let’s just say we have some pent-up demand.
While some bars have found workarounds, like free-standing video poker away from the bar, it’s just not the same, and video poker fans are champing at the bit to have their favorite places back online again.
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Drink or video poker at the bar, dangerous. Drink at a table next to the bar, you’re good. There will be a quiz.
Here, then, are 11 places we’re going the moment Las Vegas has its video poker bars back again.
1. Vue Bar at The D
This is at the top of our list of favorite video poker bars. The machines are generous, the bartenders are friendly and they pour liberally from the bottle. Pretty much a trifecta of video poker bar greatness.
Vue Bar has gotten a little competition from the new Bar Canada, but Vue still has our heart. And possibly liver.
2. Whiskey Licker Up at Binion’s
When Whiskey Licker Up opened at Binion’s, there was no video poker. We changed their mind. There are four machines at one end of the non-revolving bar, and there’s something magical about that spot. Bonus: Epic chicken tenders.
We’re only telling you about this spot because we know you’ll relinquish your machine if we show up. Ahem.
3. Front Yard at Ellis Island
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Front Yard barely had a chance to get rolling before the closures hit. While the restaurant at Front Yard is open, we need the bar back! Pours from the bottle (no guns), a great atmosphere, awesome food menu and outstanding value make Front Yard a must-do near The Strip.
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Try the pretzel, it’s as big as your mother-in-law.
4. View Bar at Strat
This one’s a gem we sometimes refer to as our home away from home. View Bar at Strat is all the things we love about a video poker spot. We’ve rarely had a losing session on their machines, the drinks and service are excellent, and the food (served from the nearby PT’s Pub kitchen nearby) is top notch. Another video poker bar, Remix, is great, too, if food isn’t one of your requirements.
Remember when people could play video poker sitting next to each other? Weird. Jack frost the game.
5. Lobby Bar at Mirage
We don’t play at Lobby Bar a lot, but when we do, it’s mostly for nostalgia. Lobby Bar at Mirage was the first video poker bar in Vegas that used drink monitoring via a voucher system. Drink monitoring has become pretty universal in Vegas now, but sometimes we play at Lobby Bar just to chat up the bartenders and beat the house to remind them who’s boss.
Furnace at Downtown Grand probably should’ve had this spot on our list. You’re welcome, Mirage.
6. Prohibition Bar at Golden Gate
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Prohibition Bar at Golden Gate is a glorious stretch of everything Vegas. Long pours, good games and a view that’s hard to beat. (Two words: Dancing dealers.) Golden Gate is a tad loud, but if you’re in the mood, it’s hard to find a better spot to settle in and flex those quads.
A day without bartenders Valeria and Spyder barely qualifies as a day.
7. West Bar at Park MGM
The bar is recognizable to many, even if the name isn’t. This petite casino bar at Park MGM is the quintessential casino bar, and has just the right amount of comped drinks (you have to use a players card now), socializing and service. Park MGM reopens Sep. 20, 2020, and we suspect our bars will be back by then, so we can’t wait to visit West Bar at the first opportunity.
Park MGM is going smoke-free, another reason to drop some cheddar here.
8. Palace Bar at Four Queens
It’s not fancy, but Palace Bar at Four Queens downtown is nevertheless epic. We’ll always have a special place in our heart for Palace Bar, as it was where we got our first and only royal flush, ever. Honestly, all the video poker at Four Queens is great, including at another casino bar, Kings Bar, and inside Chicago Brewing. We can’t wait to return.
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Who doesn’t want to play video poker at their wedding reception?
9. Longbar at The D
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Longbar has a lot going on. It’s loud as hell. There’s a lot of sports. There’s flair. There’s testosterone. There’s the energy of the table games nearby. The people-watching is off the charts. Oh, and there’s also video poker. Longbar is the undisputed center of the action on Fremont Street, and seeing it without people has been a daily gut punch. We need our Longbar like a pack needs a fanny. Or something.
10. SG Bar in Summerlin
We had to include one for the locals, and SG Bar is one of our absolute favorite locals joints to drink, play, drink, eat and drink. Although, not always in that order. SG stands for “Sierra Gold,” from Golden Entertainment, owners of The Strat. The atmosphere is a notch above the typical PT’s or Sierra Gold, and SG Bar just does everything right. It’s about 15 minutes west of The Strip, and the minute bars open again, we’ll be there downing pot stickers and foolishly giving up full houses to go for four-of-a-kinds.
SG Bar is always happy to see you.
11. Chandelier Bar at Cosmopolitan
Last, but not least, is the jewel of The Strip. Chandelier Bar isn’t so much a video poker bar as an experience. The gorgeous surroundings and liberal drink vouchers make this spot a vital part of any visit to Las Vegas. Vegas won’t really be Vegas again until we can play video poker at Chandelier Bar, so let’s make it sooner than later.
Chandelier Bar at Cosmopolitan is the fancy by which all other fancy is measured.
So, that’s our itinerary for when video poker bars open up in Las Vegas again.
We’d love to hear about your favorite places to play.
For the record, Boar’s Head Bar at Main Street would’ve been on our list, but the casino isn’t open yet.
Has the closure of video poker bars influenced your decision to visit? Can you scratch your itch playing video poker on the casino floor?
Not that itch, the metaphorical one.
Let’s get video poker bars open again in Las Vegas. These machines aren’t going to “one jack off” themselves!