# Where can I play video poker online in the UK? Canonical HTML: [Where can I play video poker online in the UK?](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/where-can-i-play-video-poker-online-in-the-uk/) Published: 2026-10-31 Updated: 2026-10-31 Publisher: HowToCasino Language: en-GB Topic: Video poker ## The short answer Sky Vegas, BetVictor and Betfair Casino had named video-poker listings in our public GB checks on 31 October 2026. Examples were Core Gaming Video Poker, First Person Video Poker and Jacks or Better. Their rules and return figures differ: even two similarly named Betfair games have linked help quoting different theoretical returns. This is a dated availability sample; we did not sign in or test game access. ![A hypothetical 2p coin multiplied by five coins per hand and twenty hands costs £2 for one deal; one hand costs 10p.](https://howtocasino.uk/illustrations/video-poker-coins-hands-and-cost.png) Original cost diagram. Coin values and hand counts are invented for arithmetic; they are not a quoted minimum or a recommendation to increase a stake. ## Which GB services had named video-poker listings? The table records public pages or catalogue records inspected on 31 October 2026. It is useful for locating a title before checking its rules. It does not establish every available game, a current seat, a free mode or access for a particular account. | Service | Exact public title | What we established | | --- | --- | --- | | Sky Vegas | Video Poker — Core Gaming | Named game page; the description discusses 1–20 hands. | | BetVictor | First Person Video Poker | Named GB catalogue record, game ID 2009394. | | Betfair Casino | Jacks or Better; Jacks or Better Multi-Hand | Two separate pages, each linking to its own game help. | An operator’s broad Poker category can also contain casino hold’em, stud games or live products. Those labels do not establish draw video poker. Search the full title and inspect the game description before assuming that a familiar poker name identifies the format you want. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BetVictor public GB live-casino catalogue data](https://www.betvictor.com/api/casino/categories/home?c=en-gb&category=home&games_list_component=live-casino) — BetVictor. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-cptm) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-multi-hand-cptn) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. ## Are these all the same kind of video poker? In the linked Betfair Jacks or Better base rules, you receive five cards, select holds and take one draw. The final hand is assessed against a paytable, with a pair of jacks as the lowest paid combination. The base objective is a qualifying hand, rather than beating a dealer. Evolution describes First Person Video Poker as a virtual RNG product with selectable paytables and multiple hands. Its presence in BetVictor’s Live Casino catalogue does not turn it into a live-dealer game. We established the named catalogue entry, rather than every supplier option being enabled in that operator’s client. The [introductory video-poker guide](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-play-video-poker/index.md) explains holds, discards and the draw. [Jacks or Better](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/what-is-jacks-or-better-video-poker/index.md) and [Deuces Wild](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-play-deuces-wild-video-poker/index.md) then need different rules and strategy assumptions; a directory name is too broad to select a hold chart. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BetVictor public GB live-casino catalogue data](https://www.betvictor.com/api/casino/categories/home?c=en-gb&category=home&games_list_component=live-casino) — BetVictor. Checked 2026-10-31. - [First Person Video Poker: deal, hold and card swap](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/first-person-video-poker/) — Evolution. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — exact linked public help; no printed revision](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F1013fdb9-f900-453c-bdb4-9db01a619471_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Deuces Wild MH: international operator explanation of wild cards and categories](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/videopoker/pngdeuceswildmh) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-29. ## Why can two Jacks or Better games show different RTP? Betfair’s two linked help documents provide a concrete reason to read beyond a headline percentage. They quote different theoretical returns for their respective games, and both qualify the return by the number of coins staked per hand. | Exact linked game | Five coins per hand | Fewer than five coins | | --- | --- | --- | | Jacks or Better — cptm | 99.54% quoted theoretical RTP | 98.37% quoted theoretical RTP | | Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — cptn | 97.30% quoted theoretical RTP | 96.06% quoted theoretical RTP | These are figures stated in those documents, not returns we independently derived from a full probability model. They are not a personal repayment rate. The single-hand document’s higher figure cannot be transferred to the separate Multi-Hand product simply because both names contain Jacks or Better. The gap between the two five-coin figures is 2.24 percentage points: 99.54 minus 97.30. That is a comparison of documented percentages, not a prediction of what either game will return over a short session. > **A coin condition is not advice to raise your stake** > > At an unchanged coin value, five coins cost five times as much as one. Read both the cash stake and the applicable paytable. A higher quoted theoretical percentage does not make a larger stake affordable or guarantee a better session result. Sources: - [Jacks or Better — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-cptm) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-multi-hand-cptn) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — exact linked public help; no printed revision](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F1013fdb9-f900-453c-bdb4-9db01a619471_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — linked help and coin-qualified RTP](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F2030bbd8-2328-4bab-ae81-3cea4d740e2a_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+multi-hand+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. ## What does Sky Vegas’ 99.55% description establish? Sky Vegas’ Core Gaming page quotes 99.55% and describes a choice of 1–20 hands. That establishes an attributed figure on this named public page. We did not obtain the full client paytable and strategy assumptions, so we cannot identify it as the highest-return game across Britain or calculate an optimal strategy from that percentage. The hand count describes how many hands can be included in a deal. It does not multiply the RTP. More hands also cost more when the stake per hand stays unchanged. The number of hands, coin count and coin value therefore need separate checks. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. ## How do coins and multiple hands change the amount at risk? Read the stake in cash before accepting a deal. A useful check, where the game uses coins per hand, is: coin value × coins per hand × selected hands. If the interface already shows a cash stake per hand, multiply that figure by the hands once; do not count the coin factor twice. | Hypothetical settings | Calculation | Total for one deal | | --- | --- | --- | | 2p coin; five coins; one hand | £0.02 × 5 × 1 | £0.10 | | 2p coin; five coins; twenty hands | £0.02 × 5 × 20 | £2.00 | | 2p coin; one coin; twenty hands | £0.02 × 1 × 20 | £0.40 | These invented settings demonstrate units, rather than any operator’s available menu. If a £2 deal returns £1.20 in total, the net result of that deal is an 80p loss. A displayed award can be smaller than the combined stakes across all hands. In multi-hand draw games, do not assume each hand was an independently selected opening hand or that selecting more hands improves a hold decision. Read the specific dealing procedure; the cost calculation alone says nothing about the joint distribution of the results. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — linked help and coin-qualified RTP](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F2030bbd8-2328-4bab-ae81-3cea4d740e2a_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+multi-hand+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. ## Which GB companies and domains were checked? | Service | Current company evidence | Domain distinction | | --- | --- | --- | | Sky Vegas | Bonne Terre Gaming Limited, 65519; active Remote Casino permission. | Register entry: www.skyvegas.com; observed page: skyvegas.com. | | BetVictor | BV Gaming Limited, 39576; active Remote Casino permission. | Register entry: betvictor.com; observed catalogue and pages: www.betvictor.com. | | Betfair Casino | Betfair Casino Limited, 39435, or PPB Entertainment Limited, 39426, depending on the game. Both have active Remote Casino permission. | Both register entries declare www.betfair.com; Casino Games are at casino.betfair.com in the current Gaming Conditions. | Section 12(a) of Betfair’s Gaming Conditions makes that casino assignment product-dependent. We have not identified which of the two companies provides the particular Jacks title. Section 13(a) separately assigns Exchange Games at games.betfair.com to PPB Games Limited; the account number associated with that separate Exchange Games service should not be used as a blanket description of every Betfair casino game. These permission checks were separate from the named-game checks. They establish the stated service relationship and permission, rather than a guarantee about every game setting, account decision or payment. Our [licence-checking guide](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-check-casino-licence/index.md) explains how to repeat the register check. Sources: - [Bonne Terre Gaming Limited: licence summary, account 65519](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/65519) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Bonne Terre Gaming Limited: registered domains, account 65519](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/65519) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BV Gaming Limited — licence summary, account 39576](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39576) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BV Gaming Limited — registered domains, account 39576](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39576) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair General Terms and Gaming Conditions — product-dependent legal entities](https://support.betfair.com/app/answers/detail/betfair-general-terms-and-conditions) — Betfair Support. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair Casino Limited — account39435](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39435) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair Casino Limited — registered domains](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39435) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [PPB Entertainment Limited — account39426](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39426) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [PPB Entertainment Limited — registered domains](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39426) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. ## Can I play free, on mobile or tonight? A public game page can remain visible when a game is unavailable to a particular account. We did not launch the games, verify free play, test devices or confirm a specific playing time. Treat those questions as checks still to make on the current GB service, rather than promises supplied by this table. - Match the complete title and variant, including First Person or Multi-Hand. - Open the selected game’s help and compare the paytable, coin conditions and total cash stake. - Check the current service’s account, verification and device requirements. - If the title is absent or restricted, ask official support. Do not use a foreign mirror or bypass an exclusion to reach it. Our [demo-versus-cash guide](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/demo-slots-vs-real-money-play/index.md) explains why virtual credits and account access are separate issues. If your real question is how a draw works, use the mechanics guide rather than choosing a site from a headline RTP. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BetVictor public GB live-casino catalogue data](https://www.betvictor.com/api/casino/categories/home?c=en-gb&category=home&games_list_component=live-casino) — BetVictor. Checked 2026-10-31. ## Related questions ### Which UK casinos have video poker? The dated public sample includes Sky Vegas’ Core Gaming Video Poker, BetVictor’s First Person Video Poker and two distinct Jacks or Better listings at Betfair Casino. These were public-page checks on 31 October 2026, with no account or game launch. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BetVictor public GB live-casino catalogue data](https://www.betvictor.com/api/casino/categories/home?c=en-gb&category=home&games_list_component=live-casino) — BetVictor. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-cptm) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-multi-hand-cptn) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. ### Is First Person Video Poker a live-dealer game? Evolution describes First Person Video Poker as a virtual RNG game. A Live Casino category location does not establish a live dealer or prove that every supplier option is available at the operator. Sources: - [First Person Video Poker: deal, hold and card swap](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/first-person-video-poker/) — Evolution. Checked 2026-10-31. ### Does every Jacks or Better game return 99.54%? No. Betfair’s linked single-hand help quotes 99.54% at five coins and 98.37% below that count. Its separate Multi-Hand help quotes 97.30% and 96.06%. Read the exact game’s paytable and conditions. Sources: - [Jacks or Better — exact linked public help; no printed revision](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F1013fdb9-f900-453c-bdb4-9db01a619471_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — linked help and coin-qualified RTP](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F2030bbd8-2328-4bab-ae81-3cea4d740e2a_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+multi-hand+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. ### Does playing twenty hands cost the same as one? At an unchanged stake per hand, twenty hands cost twenty times as much. In a hypothetical 10p-per-hand deal, one hand costs 10p and twenty hands cost £2. This is arithmetic, not a quoted operator minimum. Sources: - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. ### Can I use a Deuces Wild strategy on Jacks or Better? A hold chart needs to match the exact rules and paytable. Deuces Wild uses wild twos and different qualifying combinations; its strategy should not be transferred to Jacks or Better. Sources: - [Jacks or Better — exact linked public help; no printed revision](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F1013fdb9-f900-453c-bdb4-9db01a619471_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Deuces Wild MH: international operator explanation of wild cards and categories](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/videopoker/pngdeuceswildmh) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-29. ### Have you tested free video poker at these sites? No. We inspected public named listings, linked help and GB permission records. Free mode, logged-in access and current device support remain untested. ## Sources and checks - [Video Poker — Core Gaming public game page](https://skyvegas.com/game/video-poker-vgg) — Sky Vegas. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BetVictor public GB live-casino catalogue data](https://www.betvictor.com/api/casino/categories/home?c=en-gb&category=home&games_list_component=live-casino) — BetVictor. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-cptm) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — public GB game page](https://casino.betfair.com/game/jacks-or-better-multi-hand-cptn) — Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [First Person Video Poker: deal, hold and card swap](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/first-person-video-poker/) — Evolution. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Jacks or Better — exact linked public help; no printed revision](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F1013fdb9-f900-453c-bdb4-9db01a619471_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Deuces Wild MH: international operator explanation of wild cards and categories](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/videopoker/pngdeuceswildmh) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-29. - [Jacks or Better Multi-Hand — linked help and coin-qualified RTP](https://gmassets.cdnppb.net/betfair-com%2F2030bbd8-2328-4bab-ae81-3cea4d740e2a_%5Ben%5D+-+jacks+or+better+multi-hand+-+help.html) — Game help linked by Betfair Casino. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Bonne Terre Gaming Limited: licence summary, account 65519](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/65519) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Bonne Terre Gaming Limited: registered domains, account 65519](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/65519) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BV Gaming Limited — licence summary, account 39576](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39576) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [BV Gaming Limited — registered domains, account 39576](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39576) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair General Terms and Gaming Conditions — product-dependent legal entities](https://support.betfair.com/app/answers/detail/betfair-general-terms-and-conditions) — Betfair Support. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair Casino Limited — account39435](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39435) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [Betfair Casino Limited — registered domains](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39435) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [PPB Entertainment Limited — account39426](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/39426) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. - [PPB Entertainment Limited — registered domains](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/39426) — Gambling Commission. Checked 2026-10-31. ## Keep exploring - [How do you play video poker?](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-play-video-poker/index.md) - [What is Jacks or Better video poker?](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/what-is-jacks-or-better-video-poker/index.md) - [How do you play Deuces Wild video poker?](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-play-deuces-wild-video-poker/index.md) - [How do you check if an online casino is legitimate in the UK?](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-check-casino-licence/index.md) 18+; for adults in Great Britain. Gambling involves a risk of loss. Examples are explanations, not offers or guaranteed outcomes. 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