The question then comes to mind - Which machine should I play? In the example above the Double Double Bonus would be a better bet over the long term simply because it has a higher overall pay back. This difference is what variance is all about. This is because one of the more common hands, the two pairs pay is a win on Jacks or Better while it is simply your bet back on the second game.Ĭomparing the two games you will find that the first game will offer a longer run of smaller pays that keep you going while the second machine will be much harder on your bankroll if you do not hit any of the four of a kind ands. At the end of the thousand hands it is more likely that you will still have a good amount of credits left if you were playing the Jacks or Better machine compared to the Double Double Bonus. Let's say you play 1,000 hands on both of the machines above and do not hit a royal flush or any four of a kinds. It is these changes in the way that pays contribute to the overall pay outs that alter the variance. You will also notice that on the Double Double Bonus machine the pay for two pair makes up 12.31% of the total while on the Jacks or Better the same pay contributes 25.86% to the overall percentage. On the Jacks or Better machine they make up 5.91% of the total return while on the Double Double Bonus machine they make up 18.77% of the total return The biggest difference when you compare the pays are the four of a kind wins. The first machine shows 19.51468 and the second is over double at 41.96707. You will notice at the bottom of each pay table we have listed the variance.

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