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Casino

Overview

This is three card games.

Blackjack

In game one, you play Blackjack with one or two players and allows for splitting. Game two is also Blackjack but is for one to four players and does not allow splitting. The computer is always the dealer. You place bets by rotating the controller then pressing the button.

Difficulty switches

Left switch:

If set to A=computer will shuffle after 34 cards are dealt

If set to B=computer will shuffle after each hand.

Right switch:

Set to A=dealer stays on 17 or better

Set to B=dealer stays on 18 or better and on a hard 17. Player wins if you take the maximum number of hits without busting (Game 1: 3 or 8 hits; Game 2: 3 hits).

Five-card stud poker

Game three is five-card stud poker for one to four players. The computer is always the dealer. It will deal you and it a five-card hand. Before the first card is dealt and after the second, third, fourth and fifth cards are dealt, players must place bets or fold. Betting is done the same as in games one and two.

Difficulty switches

Left switch:

If set to A=dealer's first card is dealt face down.

If set to B=All dealer's cards are dealt face up

Right switch:

If set to A=player's first card is dealt face down.

If set to B=All player's cards are dealt face up

Poker Solitaire

Game four is a one player game called Poker Solitaire. The object is to place cards on the screen to create the twelve best poker hads in five rows, five columns and two diagonals. You turn the controller to select a spot to place a card and press the button to place it.

Difficulty switches:

The difficulty switches do not affect Poker Solitaire.

Scoring:

Royal flush=500 points

Straight flush=300 points

Four of a kind=160 points

Straight=120 points

Full house=100 points

Three of a kind=60 points

Flush=50 points

Two pair=30 points

Pair=10 points

No other combinations will score points.

The highest possible points are 3340.

Developers
Bob Whitehead
Publishers
Atari
Platform
Atari 2600
Alternate Names
  • Poker PlusNorth AmericaFlag of North America region
  • Casino: Poker PlusNorth AmericaFlag of North America region

Media

Banner

Casino - Banner - 680x96
North America -  680 x 96

Box - 3D

Casino - Box - 3D - 455x672
North America -  455 x 672

Box - Back

Casino - Box - Back - 800x1090
North America -  800 x 1090

Box - Back - Reconstructed

Casino - Box - Back - Reconstructed - 800x1088
North America -  800 x 1088

Box - Front

Casino - Box - Front - 800x1085
North America -  800 x 1085

Box - Front - Reconstructed

Casino - Box - Front - Reconstructed - 800x1088
North America -  800 x 1088

Cart - Front

Casino - Cart - Front - 400x488
North America -  400 x 488

Clear Logo

Casino - Clear Logo - 400x95
World -  400 x 95
Casino - Clear Logo - 400x95
World -  400 x 95

Fanart - Background

Casino - Fanart - Background - 1920x1080
1920 x 1080

Fanart - Box - Front

Casino - Fanart - Box - Front - 1600x2100
1600 x 2100

Fanart - Cart - Front

Casino - Fanart - Cart - Front - 404x466
404 x 466

Screenshot - Game Title

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640 x 480

Screenshot - Gameplay

Casino - Screenshot - Gameplay - 640x480
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