About BeatVegas
BeatVegas is a free-play practice tool for video poker. Know the hold. Find the edge. Turn the odds in your favor. Enter pay tables from your favorite games, including ones you see on the casino floor; see every hold’s expected value, positive-EV spots, and when progressives tilt EV in your favor. Practice mode trains everyday deals against optimal; Challenge mode adds tougher spots and Mastery paths. Credits are for practice only — no deposits, no cash-out. Not a casino. Not gambling advice. Must be 21+.
How a progressive actually works
The casino does not print a 100%+ game on day one. The base schedule still has an edge — same as any other Jacks or Better or Deuces machine.
A slice of what earlier players fed the game goes onto the meter. Those credits are gone for them. They’re posted on the pay table for you now.
As the royal (or the posted jackpot) climbs, expected return climbs with it. Past a break-even point, perfect play on that exact schedule is a positive-EV game: the math says you are supposed to make money over a long enough stretch, not donate it.
That is the whole hunt. Not a system. Not a “hot machine.” A number on the meter versus a number on the pay table.
Most people never run that number. They see a big royal, play hunches, and turn a good meter into a bad session.
What BeatVegas is for
BeatVegas is the work before you sit down.
- See expected return and house edge for the schedule in front of you
- Plug in a progressive royal and watch when the game crosses from house edge to player edge
- Get the optimal hold for the five cards you were dealt — holds change when the jackpot is fat
- Practice with play-only credits until the decision is automatic
Limited hands are free. A subscription is unlimited practice.
You do not beat the casino by hoping the next royal is due. You beat it by knowing which machines are worth playing and then holding the cards the meter says to hold.
Who built it
Peter Weisz. Physicist. Professional gambler. More than a decade in the casino industry.
The first career was finding edges with his own money. The second was watching guests walk past a playable progressive and grind a 6/5 instead. This tool is the overlap: the calculator and the reps.
The fine print (read it)
BeatVegas is a trainer and hold calculator. It is not a casino.
No deposits. No cash-out. Credits are for practice only and cannot be turned into money. A positive expected-value machine is not a promise you cash out tonight — variance is still enormous, and sloppy holds erase the meter. This is education, not an offer to gamble and not investment advice.
You must be 21 or older.
If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, visit ncpgambling.org or call 1-800-GAMBLER.