If you’re playing 8-5 Bonus Poker, normally a 99.2-percent return, adding the deluxe wheel takes the overall return up to 99.9 percent. In fact, the bonus is better than break-even, with a return of 100.9 percent. The precise figure depends on the game, but at, calculations by Michael Shackelford show the payback percentage is higher on the bonus than on the main games. IGT, which makes the bonus games, has said the return on the bonuses is no lower than on the main game. There are other possibilities, with all being strong starting points for multiple hands. It also could be Hundred Play with two pairs - 100 chances to upgrade to a full house. Your bonus could be Triple Play with four parts of a royal, giving you three chances at a big winner. When the wheel stops, it gives you a starting hand for a draw along with a number of hands to be completed. Anytime your initial hand includes three of a kind - and that includes full house and four of a kind hands as well as three of a kind - you get a spin of the bonus wheel. Is it worthwhile to activate the bonus, or does it reduce your payback percentage?

Without a bonus feature, Triple Play carries a maximum bet of 15 coins, or five per hand. Recently, a player asked me about the game Wheel Poker Deluxe, which requires an extra five coins per hand to activate a wheel-spinning bonus. And all such games require an extra bet to activate the bonus feature. These games usually are variations on Triple Play, Five Play and Ten Play Poker, where you play three, five or 10 hands at once. Video poker areas in casinos liven their mix with bonus games that can multiply your winnings when triggered by certain winning hands.

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