▁in ▁the ▁respective ▁state , ▁of ▁legal ▁age ▁to ▁gam ble , ▁and ▁can ▁validate ▁their ▁identity . ▁ ▁Full ▁pay ▁games ▁When ▁modern ▁video ▁pok er ▁games ▁first ▁appeared , ▁the ▁highest - pay ing ▁common ▁variant ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁game ▁was ▁called ▁" full - pay ". ▁▁ ▁Game ▁variants ▁that ▁returned ▁a ▁lower ▁pay back ▁percentage ▁were ▁term ed ▁" Short - Pay ". ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁term ▁full - pay ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use , ▁today , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁game ▁variants ▁that ▁return ▁more . ▁Pay back ▁percentage ▁express es ▁the ▁long - term ▁expected ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁w ager ▁as ▁a ▁percentage ▁if ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁perfectly . ▁A ▁pay back ▁percentage ▁of ▁ 9 9 ▁percent , ▁for ▁example , ▁indicates ▁that ▁for ▁each ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁w ager ed , ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run , ▁the ▁player ▁would ▁expect ▁to ▁lose ▁$ 1 ▁if ▁they ▁played ▁every ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁optimal ▁way . ▁Full - pay ▁Jack s ▁or ▁Better , ▁for ▁example , ▁offers ▁a ▁pay back ▁percentage ▁of ▁ 9 9 . 5 4 %. ▁Some ▁pay back ▁percent ages ▁on ▁full - pay ▁games ▁are ▁often ▁close ▁to ▁or ▁even ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Cas inos ▁do ▁not ▁usually ▁advert ise ▁pay back ▁percent ages , ▁leaving ▁it ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁identify ▁which ▁video ▁pok er ▁machines ▁offer ▁the ▁best ▁sched ules . ▁ ▁The ▁pay off ▁sched ules