Las Vegas is home to the best video poker in the world. Players at every level can find quality games. Denominations up to $1 offer pay tables that return over 100% with perfect play and five coins wagered. There are 99.5% games at higher limits.
Best $0.05 Las Vegas video poker
Emerald Island in downtown Hendeson wins the award for the best nickel video poker in Las Vegas. It is home to a couple of $0.05 10/7 Double bonus video poker machines. This game returns 100.17% with five coins and perfect play before the royal flush progressive. It also has 10-coin $0.01, $0.02, and $0.05 10/6 Ten Play Double Double Bonus (99.96% version). You can bet up to $1.50 per line.
Rainbow Club also has these Ten Play games. Henderson is a great place to find low limit value.
Best $0.25 Las Vegas video poker
Plaza has the best $0.25 video poker game in Las Vegas. It has two 20/7/5 Joker Poker machines. These games return 100.65% with five coins and perfect play. You can also find 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%) and 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54%) in the quarter denomination on older Game King machines on the floor.
The screenshot below is from when Plaza offered $0.50 Joker Poker. Only $0.25 is available now.
Best $0.50 Las Vegas video poker
Station Casinos is home to the best $0.50 video poker in Las Vegas. It offers 10/7 Double Bonus Poker and 10/6 Double Double Bonus Poker. These return 100.17% and 100.06%, respectively. These games are also available in quarter and dollar. Locations include Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station, and Boulder Station.
Best $1 Las Vegas video poker
There is a tie for the best $1 video poker in Las Vegas. Station Casinos offers 10/7 Double Bonus and 10/6 Double Double Bonus, as described above. Four Queens also has 10/7 Double Bonus.
Best $2 Las Vegas video poker
South Point is home to the best $2 video poker in Las Vegas. It offers 16/10 Deuces Wild, often referred to as Not So Ugly Ducks. It is the best pay table for Deuces Wild left in Las Vegas after the demise of the full pay games. You can play it at most bar seats and on the casino floor. Other good $2 video poker games at South Point include 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe and 9/6 Jacks or Better. These are also available at bars and on the casino floor.
Best five-dollar Las Vegas video poker
Plaza added the $5 denomination to its great video poker lineup last year. The best $5 video poker game is 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe. There is also 9/6 Jacks or Better. These games are on newer machines at the Omaha Bar and Sand Dollar Lounge. The machines on the floor with these games only go up to $2.
Best high limit Las Vegas video poker
Caesars Palace and Rio are home to the best $10 and higher video poker in Las Vegas. Both offer $10 up to $100 9/6 Jacks or Better. You will also find 9/7 Triple Double Bonus (99.58%) at both in $25, $50, and $100 denominations. You need five coins to get the best return on these games. That is $500 per hand at the $100 denomination.
MGM Grand has $10 9/6 Jacks or Better. Cosmopolitan has it in the high limit bars up to the $50 denomination.
VPFree2 was a reference for some of the high limit games. It is a great resource for Las Vegas video poker. Click the link for the Caesars Palace and Rio pages there.
