I've read numerous times that you should always play maximum coins on a video poker machine. So far, I've stuck to that strategy, but I wondered what everyone else out there does?

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Not playing max coins dramatically reduces the payback percentage.

I always play maximum coins. You wanna win big, you gotta spend a little coin. And like my man Lewis said, the payback percentage goes to sh*t if you start gettin all cheap.

Always go maximum coins!

I looked this up. Not playing max coins on a video poker machine will usually give the house an additional edge of about 1.5%.

On a 9/6 Jacks or Better video poker game, when you're playing with perfect strategy, that means the payback percentage reduces from about 99.5% to about 98%. This is quadrupling the house edge, or the amount of money that it costs you to play the game.

So yeah, the advice about always playing maximum coins on a video poker machine is exactly right. Always play max coins on video poker.