Tens or Better is a Video Poker game which is a modified version of Jacks or Better. The modifications to the standard Jacks or Better game are that the minimum qualifying hand is now Tens or Better while Full House and Flush hands have a reduced payout.

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

* 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.
*It is highly likely that Wager21 software does not operate in a random fashion and as such the figures included in this article while accurate for a fair game are likely inaccurate.

Online we’ve found Tens or Better Video Poker at casinos using Microgaming, Playtech, Cryptologic, Rival, BetSoft, Bwin/Party, Vuetec, Wager21 and Wager Gaming Solutions software. The paytables we’ve seen 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. Usually 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. Where the paytables differ by coins you’ll find four figures running from 1 coin on the left to 4 coins on the right.

Amaya

* 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 2.15%.

Betsoft

* 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 0.86%.

Bwin/Party

* Only 1 coin available.

* We consider the Bwin/Party group to be a poor choice for players with a high risk of player issues.

Cryptologic

* 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 2.15%.

Dragonfish (888)

* 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 3.33%.

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

GameSys

* 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 2.86%.

* 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%.

Microgaming

Playtech

* 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 2.04%.

Realtime Gaming

Rival

* 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 2.15%.

Vuetec

* 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 3.93%.

Wager21

*It is highly likely that Wager21 software does not operate in a random fashion and as such the figures included in this article while accurate for a fair game are likely inaccurate.
* 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 -0.15%.
*This is a progressive game. Even at the lowest jackpot level, if the game operates fairly the player has an edge over the casino.

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