John N. Hansen Company Mega Screen Video Poker with Back-Lit Color LCD Touch-Screen

I purchased this product for my elderly mother who enjoys going to the Casino to play video poker. I was looking for a larger, touch-screen machine, and this product appeared to fit the bill. Price was $60 (plus $10 shipping). Since the original price was over $250, the reduced price was too good to resist.

The machine arrived within 7 days of purchase. It's 2 feet high and about 18 inches wide. Although a battery option exists, we plug it in to operate.

Although not perfect, if you enjoy playing video poker, you'll enjoy this machine. Even guests who weren't video poker found it to be rather addictive. There are 7 games available, including the most common at the casinos. The touch screen is large, lights up, and is easy to use. Sound can be turned off if other's find it annoying. Betting can be made at 10 coin intervals to 50 coins. Winning percentage appears to be similar to a casino's (difficult, but not uncommon to win).

Pros: Easy to use, addictive fun for video poker players. Plus, you won't lose your money.

Cons: Although the touch screen for the card display lights up, the bet display does not. This makes it difficult to use at night unless you have a light on. The betting denominations are not the same as a casino machine. It would be better if the bets were in increments from 1 to 5 (quarters or dollars) to mimic the casinos. Although the machine keeps track of your points, and tells you when you've won, it does not tell you how much you won on any individual hand. You have to check how much your score increases, or use the score table that comes with the directions and is on the back of the machine. These issues do not significantly detract from the enjoyment in using the machine.

Sum: Lots of fun for the money. An accurate (if not perfect) mimic of video poker available at the casino. Great buy for the price I paid.

I paid over $300 dollars for this machine and it is worth about $75.I have a hand held video poker machine that has all the same

features this one has. Live and learn i guess.. It is well made and the display is large, but I was expectingmuch more for the bucks.

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