Atlassino Academy · Track 8

Video poker lessons

Video poker under the technical standards of Buenos Aires: why every hand starts from a shuffled deck, and why no machine is ever due.

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  • About 12 minutes
  • Last checked October 25, 2026
Leo presses the lit button under the second of five card shapes on a video poker screen, each card marked only with its suit, the button under the fourth card lit as well, while Maya leans in from the other side and watches the screen.

Start with 8.8 Video poker myths

The lessons in this track

  1. 8.8Video poker mythsA count of hands since the last royal flush feels like a promise. Here is why the next hand is dealt from a fresh deck, and what a rate of once in so many hands does and does not say.About 12 minutes

What this track is for

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If it stops being fun

If gambling stops being entertainment, help is available. Minimum entry age: each province sets its own. Where we found the rule or regulator that sets it, we cite it on the page; those we found set it at 18. More on responsible gaming. The self-exclusion guide lists the programmes you can sign yourself into and the casinos each one covers.

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0800-666-6006Buenos Aires City (CABA) · Línea de orientación por juego problemático (LOTBA) · Monday to Friday, 9 to 17
0800-444-4000Buenos Aires Province · Programa de Prevención y Asistencia al Juego Compulsivo (IPLyC)
0800-777-2983Cordoba · Línea 0800-777-AYUDA (Lotería de Córdoba) · 24 hours
0800-268-5640Santa Fe · Línea gratuita de la APRECOD (Santa Fe) · Every day, 8 to 24
0800-888-2202Entre Rios · Departamento Juego Responsable (IAFAS, PREVENJUEGO)
0261-424-7536Mendoza · Programa de Juego Responsable (IPJyC) · Monday to Friday, 8 to 14
0800-888-5836Misiones · Programa de Juego Responsable del IPLyC S.E. (0800-888-LUDO)
0800-888-2008Chaco · Línea de Juego Responsable (Lotería Chaqueña)
0299-403-8900Neuquen · Líneas de contacto, orientación y tratamiento (IJAN, juego responsable) · Monday to Friday, 8 to 15
0800-222-1700Rio Negro · Línea de Orientación al Jugador Problemático (Lotería de Río Negro)
02901-433515Tierra del Fuego · Departamento Juego Responsable (IPRA, Ushuaia)
0800-555-7678Tucuman · Juego Responsable, Ley 8986 (Caja Popular de Ahorros)
0800-999-1314San Juan · Línea gratuita del Programa Provincial de Juego Responsable (Caja de Acción Social) · Monday to Friday, 08 to 12

Under the age for a casino: 102 Línea 102: niñas, niños y adolescentes.

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