Jacks or Better Multi-Hand

The object of Jacks or Better Multi-Hand is to obtain a five-card poker hand that contains a winning combination. It differs from original Jacks or Better, since the player can choose the number of hands to play with. Each hand uses its own deck of cards.

The better your hand, the bigger the payout. You choose how many and which of your cards are to be replaced. You may replace your cards only once.

After each round, used cards are returned to the decks and the decks are shuffled.

To play the game:

• Select the number of hands you wish to play with from the dropdown list in the upper left corner of the screen. Please note that you can change the number of hands only at the beginning of a hand. If you are playing with 50 or more hands the top leftmost hand will be a duplicate of the main hand.
• Choose the value of the coins you wish to bet each round, by clicking on the + and – buttons in the lower left area of the screen.
• Click Bet or Bet Max to select the number of coins you wish to bet per hand. Each click on the Bet button adds another coin to the bet per hand. Clicking Bet Max increases your bet to the maximum – that is, five coins per hand – and deals the cards automatically. You can also click the appropriate column on the paytable to specify the number of coins per hand.
  The bet size you choose is per one hand. Your total bet in a game round is equal to the single bet times the chosen number of hands. The total bet amount is shown in the lower right area of the screen.
• The minimum and maximum bets apply per game round and are shown in the Min Bet and Max Bet fields on the Paytable screen. Min Bet shows the value of the bet when betting a single coin of the smallest value. Max Bet shows the value of the bet when betting five coins of the biggest value.
• Click Deal.
• Choose which cards you wish to keep by pressing the Hold button underneath the card, or by clicking on the card itself. Held cards are used across all hands. The game has an auto-hold feature where cards that make up a winning hand on the original deal are automatically held.
• Click Draw to replace the cards that you did not choose to hold. After the cards have been replaced, your cards are checked for any winning combinations, described in the paytable (click the Paytable button to see it, click again to close it).
• If you are playing with ten or more hands, clicking on a single hand opens an enlarged view of the hand.
• If you have winning hands on multiple hands, your winnings are added up and by clicking Gamble you can double up the total win of the game round.
• The lowest winning combination is a pair of Jacks: a pair of any lower cards (for example, Tens) is not a winning combination; a pair of any higher cards (for example, Queens) is a winning combination.

Doubling:

If you end up with a winning hand, you can accept the win (click Collect), or Double it. Should you choose to Double, the dealer draws a face up card and you are given 4 face-down cards to choose from. If you choose a card that turns out to be lower than the dealer's, you lose your original win. If the cards are equal, it is a tie, and you have the option to collect your original winnings (click Collect) or Double again. If your card is higher, you win double your original win amount. You then have the option to collect your winnings or Double again.

You can also choose to Double Half, which means you only double using half of your current winning amount, and deposit the rest into your balance. If your current winning amount cannot be evenly divided by two, it is split into two as equally as possible and the smaller half can be used for double up while the larger half is deposited to your balance. Double Half To shows the amount you would win, including the amount deposited into your balance.

Doubling is a separate game round, and can be viewed as such in the Game History. During doubling the Bet screen displays the amount wagered for doubling. The Win screen displays the win amount for the current round.

You can double up until your current winning amount exceeds the Double Up limit. Clicking the Paytable button opens the panel where you can see the limits.

If you play with one hand only, the paytable is displayed by default and cannot be closed. If multiple hands are being played, the player can open and close the paytable via Paytable button. Clicking the Paytable button in the upper right corner of the screen the paytable opens and shows the payouts for the winning combinations. To find the win amounts, multiply the payout shown in the paytable by the value of the selected coin. Number of coins increases from left to right: if you are betting one coin, use the leftmost column, if you are betting two coins use the second column from the left, etc. The rightmost column shows win amounts for Max Bet (five coins).

The winnings of the current game round are displayed in the dynamic paytable in the lower left corner of the screen. The dynamic paytable is color coded with a different color representing each winning combination. Each winning hand is colored respectively. If you have selected more than one hand to play with the dynamic paytable also shows the number of hands that have reached each winning combination. A badge with the respective number will pop up next to the relevant combination. When clicking on the badge the accumulated winnings per combination is displayed.

Return to Player

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) is 97.30% when playing with maximum number of coins and 96.06% with less than maximum number of coins.

Buttons:

Bet Max	Bet five coins and deal the cards automatically.
Bet	Bet one coin or increase the bet by one coin (up to a total of five). Click Deal to receive your cards after that.
Deal	Deal a new hand.
Draw	Replace cards that you didn’t hold with new ones.
Hold	Select the cards you want to keep. Click the button again to release a card. Cards can also be held or released by clicking on them directly. When doubling, use these buttons to choose the card you want to play.
Paytable	Open the paytable. Click the button again to close the paytable.

Casino toolbar

The lower and upper edges of the game window hold the casino toolbars. These toolbars contain a number of menus and buttons that allow you to change client settings or take advantage of the various features available in the casino client.

The bottom toolbar contains the following:

	Your game window balance. This is the total money which you can use to play the current casino game, consisting of your Real Money balance as well as all the bonuses available for this game. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.
	Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.
	This icon is displayed only in games in which you have bonus Free Spins available. Clicking this icon opens the Free Spins Bonus Panel. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.
	This icon is displayed only in games in which you have the Golden Chip bonus available. Clicking this icon opens the Golden Chip menu. Read more about the display of game-specific bonuses here.

The top toolbar contains the following:

	Next to this icon is the quick launch menu. Mouse over any category to see the available games in that category. Click on any game to launch that game.
	Game Master is a feature that enables you to find your next game adventure! It contains various game categories from which you can choose games to play. To open the Game Master window, click on the . If the Game Master promotion banner is displayed, click on the banner to open the Game Master window. If a category contains more games than can be displayed at once, arrow buttons will appear when you hover over the category. Click on the arrow buttons to navigate through the games. When you have found your desired game, click on the appropriate game icon to start the game. Click the ‘X’ icon to exit the Game Master window.
	Mouse over this icon to open the Favorites menu. The menu contains the following: Download - Opens the URL where you can access the downloadable version of the casino client. Gadget - Opens the URL where you can download the casino widget for your Windows Vista or Windows 7. Click here to learn more about the gadget. Mobile App - Opens the URL where you can download the game to your mobile phone. This option is available only if the mobile version of the game exists.
	Clicking this button will disable/enable sound effects. Mouse over the sound icon to slide open the sound volume slider, where you can adjust the volume.
	Mouse over this icon to open the Tools menu. The menu contains the following: History - Opens the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds. Note that the history is unavailable in Fun and Anonymous modes. Options - Opens the options dialog, where you can change various gameplay settings. Click here to learn more about the options. Help - Opens the help article that you are reading right now.
	Clicking this button changes the game to full screen.
	Clicking this button closes the game window and takes you back to the Menu.

If multigame view is enabled for this game the top toolbar also contains the following buttons:

	Clicking this button opens the 2-game view.
	Clicking this button opens the 4-game view.
	Clicking this button closes the multigame view and takes you back to the regular view.

Please note that it is not possible to open more than one copy of the same game in multigame view.

Gadget bar

The Gadget opening bar is displayed on the right side of the game window when at least one gadget is enabled. Clicking on the opening bar opens the Gadget bar menu. The Gadget bar can contain mini games and various special offers. Only one gadget can be opened at a time. Clicking on another Gadget closes the previous one.

Note on malfunctions: A malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on disconnections:

• If you are disconnected from the Internet during a base game while playing for Real Money, please re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the casino. You will be automatically directed to the game that was interrupted so you can continue playing.
• If you are disconnected from the Internet during a double-up round after you have chosen to Double or Double Half in that round, then you will be automatically directed back to double-up when you log back into the casino. If you are disconnected from the Internet between double-up rounds, your winnings are collected and added to your balance.

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