As in other business endeavors, competitive advantage in online casino games is obtained through differentiation. However, the video poker games from most online gaming software providers are identical in content and presentation. Wager Works has deviated from this by introducing thematic context in the presentation of video poker games.
Wager Works offers two sets of video poker games with different themes. The first set is Lucky Draw video poker games. As its name suggests the Lucky Draw games have a western theme. The games are described as "born of the wild west when guns were fast, and the stakes were high". Each video poker game in the set bears a logo of a Sheriff's star badge with the words Lucky Draw inscribed in it. The background to the cards is the wooden planking of the wall in the Sheriff's office in any western town. The pay table is depicted as a Wanted poster pinned to this wall. The video poker variants in this set are Bonus Poker, Joker Poker and Jacks or Better. Players can wager on up to four hands at a time and up to five coins per hand. The pay table automatically adjusts to display the payouts for the number of coins wagered. The game is played in the usual manner. Lucky Draw has a turbo feature in which the card dealing animations are dispensed with and that dealt cards instantly appear on the screen. |
