Video poker can look like a slots game with a hand of cards attached, but the payout structure underneath is much more important than the theme, soundtrack or animations. The pay table tells players what every qualifying hand returns, how many coins are required for the top prize and whether a seemingly familiar game is playing according to a standard schedule. That distinction matters online, where the same game title can appear with different rules in different casinos. Two versions of Jacks or Better, for example, may look identical until the full house and flush payouts are compared. The colourful [...]