Jacks or Better is one of three principal Video Poker games that have been modified to create most of the games that are available today. It’s probably fair to consider Jacks or Better the mother of all Video Poker games and anywhere you find any Video Poker games it’s highly likely you’ll find Jacks or Better.

For ease of comparison, the below table displays the best House Edge for Jacks or Better available at each software provider;

Software	5 coins House Edge
Amaya	1.64%
BetOnSoft	0.46%*
BetSoft	1.75%
Bwin/Pary	2.70%**
Cryptologic	1.75%
DGS	0.46%
Dragonfish	1.75%***
EGT	1.55%
GameScale	5.03%****
GamesOS	1.61%
GameSys	-0.01%
IGT	0.46%
Microgaming	0.46%
Net Entertainment	0.44%
Novomatic	0.30-1.99%
OpenBet	0.46%
PlayNGo	5.00%
Playtech	0.46%*****
Realtime Gaming	0.46%******
Rival	0.46%
SkillOnNet	1.75%*******
TopGame	0.46%********
Vuetec	2.70%

* Due to assorted player and affiliate issues we do not recommend playing with any casino using BetOnSoft software.
** We don’t recommend playing with any casino using Bwin/Party software due to increased risk of player issues.
*** We don’t recommend playing with any casino using Dragonfish (888) software due to increased risk of player issues.
**** Due to assorted player and affiliate issues we do not recommend playing with any casino using Gamescale software.
***** 1 and 4 hand versions only. Other versions have a substantially poorer paytable.
****** Available at Bodog, Jackpot Capital and Deck Media groups.
******* We do NOT recommend playing with any SkillOnNet casinos due to software fairness issues that were previously detected on their Video Poker games.
******** Due to assorted player issues we do not recommend playing with any casino using TopGame software.

Online we’ve found Jacks or Better at all major software providers.  The paytables for the different softwares are displayed below;

Some notes on the tables below;

– We’ve included both the 5 coin House Edge and the House Edge when playing 1-4 coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are the same and as such only one figure is listed. To find the house edge/paytable for 2-4 coins just multiple the 1 coin figure by the number of coins.

Amaya

Amaya	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.64%	2.81%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.81%.

Amaya	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.64%	2.81%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.

** The Jackpot values for this game are estimates only due to the low number of reference points we could find.

*** The breakeven value for this game is $8760.

 

BetSoft

BetSoft	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	200	40
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.75%	2.91%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.91%.

 

Bwin/Party

Bwin/Party	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.70%	3.94%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.

* We consider the Bwin/Party group to be a poor choice for players and do not recommend any of their casinos.

 

Crytpologic

Cryptologic	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	200	50
4oaK	100	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.75%	2.91%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.91%.

 

DGS

DGS	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

DGS (Progressive and MicroStake)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000/Jackpot*	200
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.52-2.70%	4.04%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

**Very limited information is available on this Jackpot. The only figure we’ve found is $1090 which equates to 4360 coins. We assume that the seed value is 4000 coins. If you have seen a higher Jackpot figure please email us a screenshot. The break even value for this jackpot is 8658 coins or $2165.

Dragonfish (888)

Dragonfish	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	200	40
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.75%	2.91%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.91%.

**Due to various player issues we do not recommend playing with any casino using Dragonfish software.

 

EGT

EGT	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.55%	2.78%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.78%.

 

GameScale

GameScale	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	100	20
Full House	35	7
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	5.02%	6.27%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 6.27%.

** We do NOT recommend playing at any GameScale casinos. This group have various player issues and are associated with other disreputable behaviour.

 

GamesOS

GamesOS	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.61%	2.78%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.78%.

 

GameSys

GameSys (Normal)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	1250	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.81%	2.81%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.81%.

GameSys (No House Edge)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	2000	400
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	35	7
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	-0.01%	-0.01%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at -0.01%.

*The negative House Edge value indicates a player advantage. As GameSys casinos take a 10% fee of net winnings at the end of any session, this figure is not representative of the actual situation.

 

IGT

IGT	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	800
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	0.46%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 0.46%.

**This paytable and associated House Edge is correct for all IGT Jacks or Better games but is only correct for Match Time Pay Jacks or Better if the bonus feature is disabled.

Microgaming

Microgaming	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Net Entertainment

Net Entertainment	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	200	40
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	25	5
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.44%	1.60%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.60%.

 

Novomatic

Novomatic	1 coin
Dealt Royal Flush	2018-12998
Royal Flush	400
Straight Flush	50
4oaK	26
Full House	8
Flush	6
Straight	4
3oaK	3
2 Pairs	2
Jacks or Better	1
House Edge	0.30 - 1.99%

* The Novomatic Jacks or Better does not function on a multi-coin bases.
** The Jackpot values in the above table are drawn from our own observations and may not be the complete range of values.
*** The breakeven value for this jackpot is 14950. When looking at the different values for the Jackpot, divide the Jackpot figure by the bet size to get the Jackpot value.

OpenBet

OpenBet	5 coins*
Royal Flush	4000
Straight Flush	250
4oaK	125
Full House	45
Flush	30
Straight	20
3oaK	15
2 Pairs	10
Jacks or Better	5
House Edge	0.46%

* Only 5 coin variant available.

PlayNGo

PlayNGo	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	6
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.55%	6.24%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 6.24%.

 

 

Playtech

Playtech (1 and 4) Hands	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Playtech (10 hand Progressive) Hands	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4712-19558	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	35	7
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	(-5.72%)-3.49%	5.09%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 5.09%.

** The negative house edge value indicates that the player has an edge over the house when the jackpot reaches a certain point. The breakeven point for this game is a jackpot of 8700 coins or $12750. The number of coins does not correlate to the jackpot value due to the fact that the full jackpot only pays on the first line. This means that to have an average jackpot across all lines of 8700 coins requires a far higher progressive jackpot.

Playtech (25, 50 and 100 Hands)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.70%	3.94%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.

 

RealTime Gaming

RealTime Gaming (Bodog, Jackpot Capital, Deck Media, Intertops groups)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Realtime Gaming (Club World group)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.70%	3.94%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.
* There are usually 3 paytable variants for RealTime Gaming software.  We’ve only encountered two Jacks or Better paytables at quality groups. There are relatively few RealTime Gaming casinos that we would recommend playing with and the paytables we have found have been taken from those few groups that maintain a positive reputation.

 

Rival

Rival	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

 

Saucify

BetOnSoft	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	800
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	0.46%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 0.46%.

 

SkillOnNet

SkillOnNet	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	200	40
4oaK	100	20
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.75%	2.91%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.91%.

** We do NOT recommend playing with any SkillOnNet casinos due to software fairness issues that were previously detected on their Video Poker games. The House Edge figures are only accurate if the game operates fairly.
TopGame

TopGame	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Vuetec

Vuetec	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	40	8
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	2.70%	3.94%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.

Wager Gaming Technologies

Wager Gaming Technologies	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Quads Jacks or Better variants

Quick Quads is a game variant that allows a 6th coin to be played that gives a boost to the 4 of a Kind payouts and when you receive 3 of a Kind and the additional 2 cards add up to the rank of the 3 of a Kind the hand is paid out as 4 of a Kind. We have not encountered Quick Quads at any online software providers.

Jacks or Better (Best Paytable)	6 coins	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	250	50
4oaK	236	125	25
Full House	45	45	9
Flush	30	30	6
Straight	20	20	4
3oaK	15	15	3
2 Pairs	10	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	5	1
House Edge	0.39%	0.46%	1.63%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Jacks or Better (Weaker Paytable)	6 coins	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	250	50
4oaK	235	125	25
Full House	40	40	8
Flush	25	25	4
Straight	20	20	4
3oaK	15	15	3
2 Pairs	10	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	5	1
House Edge	2.28%	2.70%	3.94%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 3.94%.

 

 

Ultimate X Bonus Poker variants

Ultimate X is a game variant that allows a 10 coin feature to be played that gives a multiplier to any win on the hand AFTER a winning hand. We have not encountered Ultimate X at any online software providers.

Jacks or Better (Best Paytable)	10 coins	5 coins	1-4 coins	Paytable Multiplier
Royal Flush	4000	4000	250	2
Straight Flush	250	250	50	2
4oaK	125	125	25	2
Full House	40	40	8	12
Flush	30	30	6	10
Straight	20	20	4	7
3oaK	15	15	3	4
2 Pairs	10	10	2	3
Jacks or Better	5	5	1	2
House Edge	1.46%	1.61%	2.78%

 

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Jacks or Better (Weaker Paytable)	10 coins	5 coins	1-4 coins	Paytable Multiplier
Royal Flush	4000	4000	250	2
Straight Flush	250	250	50	2
4oaK	125	125	25	2
Full House	30	30	6	12
Flush	25	25	5	11
Straight	20	20	4	7
3oaK	15	15	3	4
2 Pairs	10	10	2	3
Jacks or Better	5	5	1	2
House Edge	4.49%	5.00%	6.24%

 

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 6.24%.

 

 

Multi-Strike Bonus Poker variants

Multi-Strike Video Poker is a Video Poker variant that allows you to play 4 hands in a single round with an increasing win multiplier for each hand that you win. Multi-Strike Jacks Or Better Video Poker is available offline and online at download Microgaming casinos and Wager Gaming Technology casinos.

Jacks or Better (Microgaming)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	6
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
Auto-Complete Royal Flush	100	20
House Edge

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

Jacks or Better (Wager Gaming Technology)	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	1000
Straight Flush	200
4oaK	100
Full House	36
Flush	24
Straight	16
3oaK	12
2 Pairs	8
Jacks or Better	4
House Edge	1.43%

* This game only offers a 1-4 coin variant and there is no bonus to the Royal Flush payout for playing the maximum number of coins. As such the House Edge for all coin variants is 1.43%.

Jacks or Better (offline)	5 coins	1-4 coins
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	250	50
4oaK	125	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	25	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	10	2
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	1.22%	2.49%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 2.49%.

 

 

Super Times Pay Bonus Poker Variants

Super Times Pay is a game variant that allows a 6th coin to be played that randomly awards hands a win multiplier of 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 or 10. We have not encountered Super Times Pay at any online software providers.

Jacks or Better	6 coins	5 coins
Royal Flush	4000	4000
Straight Flush	250	250
4oaK	125	125
Full House	45	45
Flush	30	30
Straight	20	20
3oaK	15	15
2 Pairs	10	10
Jacks or Better	5	5
House Edge	0.18%	0.46%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at 1.63%.

IGT (Offline – Jacks or Better)

IGT (Offline – Jacks or Better)	5 coins	1-4 coin
Five Aces	6000	500
Royal Flush	4000	250
Straight Flush	500	100
Four Aces	800	80
4oaK 2-4	400	40
4oaK 5-K	250	25
Full House	45	9
Flush	30	5
Straight	20	4
3oaK	15	3
2 Pairs	5	1
Jacks or Better	5	1
House Edge	-12.05%	-10.39%

* The paytables for 2, 3 and 4 coins are just the paytable for 1 coin multiplied by the number of coins. The House Edge for 1-4 coins are all equal at -10.39%.

** The negative House Edge value indicates a player advantage. As this particular paytable was taken from a site that works with IGT to offer Video Poker tournaments – giving a reason to want players to win in the long run – it seems unlikely the above paytable is actually deployed on casino floors.

 

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