Video poker is only permitted at Ohio’s four full-service casinos. The video lottery racinos may only have slot machines and keno. This article covers the best video poker that we found during our 2021 trip to the four casinos in Ohio.
Hollywood Casino Toledo offers the best video poker value in Ohio
We found quality video poker at all denominations at Hollywood Casino Toledo. We also discovered a large section full of video poker variants here.
The best video poker game in all of Ohio is 8/5 Super Double Double Bonus Poker. The return is 99.69% with five coins wagered and perfect play. It is available on most traditional Game King machines at Hollywood Casino Toledo, including the bars. It is dealt from quarter up to the $5 denomination.
We found 8/5 Bonus Poker on most quarter up to $2 machines. However, some pay 30 on all four of a kind hands, as opposed to the boosts on quad deuces, threes, fours and aces. The normal 8/5 Bonus Poker has a return of 99.17%. The one with the 30 per coin payout on all quads is 98.48%, according to Wizard of Odds.
There are two quality $5 denomination machines in the high limit slot room. The available games include Not-so-ugly-ducks (99.73%), 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%), 9/7 Triple Double Bonus Poker (99.58%), and 9/6 Double Double Bonus Poker (98.98%).
We found several decent video poker variant returns at Hollywood Casino Toledo. This includes Pick a Pair, 16x Wheel, Ultimate X, Ultimate X Bonus Streak, Dream Card, Fire Poker, Max Action, Hot Roll, 3/5/10 play, Super Times Pay, Quick Quads, and Random Rewards. Our top pick for video poker variants 3/5/10 Play 9/6 Double Double Bonus, 15/9 Deuces Wild, 8/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe, and Jacks or Better.
Video poker at Hollywood Casino Columbus
The best game that I found at Hollywood Casino Columbus is on 3/5/10 Play. It is 8/5 Bonus Poker at the $1 denomination. The best single line video poker game at Hollywood Casino Columbus is 8/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (98.49%). It is on the casino floor and in the high limit slot area. The 8/6 Jacks or Better (98.39%) has a similar return. These machines also offer 7/5 Bonus Poker, 9/6/5 Double Bonus Poker and 9/5 Double Double Bonus Poker.
Video poker variants are generally offered at nickel, dime and quarter denominations. The options include Good Times Pay, Ultimate X, Ultimate X Bonus Streak, Hot Roll, Super Hot Roll, Spin Poker, Super Times Pay and Double Super Times Pay.
JACK Cleveland video poker
JACK Cleveland is one of two Ohio casinos where we did not find any video poker with a return over 99%. The best game I found is just below that. It is 15/9 Deuces Wild. It is available in the $1 denomination all over the casino floor. High limit has $1, $2, $5 and $10. Other notable $1 video poker games available at JACK Cleveland include 7/5 Bonus Poker, 9/6/5 Double Bonus Poker and 9/5 Double Double Bonus Poker.
Video poker variants start at nickel and go up to the $1 denomination. Options include Ultimate X, Ultimate X Bonus Streak, Royal Deal, Atomic Fever, Dice Fever, Fast Fours, Pick a Pair, 3/5/10 play and Spin Poker.
Video poker at Hard Rock Cincinnati
The video poker at Hard Rock Cincinnati is average. My top pick is 7/5 Bonus Poker (98.01%). The other games on these machines that are around 98% are 9/6/5 Double Bonus Poker and 9/5 Double Double Bonus Poker. The denominations are dollar, two-dollar, and five-dollar.
Ultimate X, Super Times Pay, Double Super Times Pay, and 3/5/10 play are video poker variants available at Hard Rock Cincinnati. These denominations start at nickel.
If you know of any Ohio video poker games that I missed, please let me know here.
See also: Best video poker at Pennsylvania casinos
