Terms of Use
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of VideoPokerCalc. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
Last updated: June 25, 2026
1. About VideoPokerCalc
VideoPokerCalc is an independent educational website focused on video poker mathematics. It provides calculators, tables, and explanatory content on paytables, expected value, RTP, odds, strategy charts, and variance.
It is not a casino, sportsbook, gambling operator, payment processor, or gaming platform. The site does not accept wagers, process deposits or withdrawals, manage player accounts, or provide gambling services.
2. Educational Use Only
The calculators and content explain how the math works and may help with concepts such as expected value, house edge, RTP, draw probability, paytable strength, and session variance.
The site does not provide financial advice, legal advice, professional gambling advice, or a recommendation to gamble. Any decision to gamble is your own responsibility and should be made only where legal and only within limits you can afford.
What the tools can do
Model specific assumptions, compare paytables, calculate draw odds, estimate theoretical cost, and show how different inputs affect expected values.
What the tools cannot do
Predict future cards, overcome random number generation, remove variance, guarantee profit, recover losses, or make gambling risk-free.
3. Age and Legal Restrictions
The site discusses gambling-related mathematics and video poker mechanics. It is intended only for users legally allowed to access gambling-related informational content in their jurisdiction.
You are responsible for understanding and following the laws that apply to you. If such content is restricted where you live, or you are below the legal gambling age in your jurisdiction, you should not use this site.
4. Calculator Accuracy and Limitations
The site aims for clear, careful explanations, but no calculator or page should be treated as error-free. The math depends on assumptions, and a result can mislead if the selected paytable, variant, rules, or strategy model does not match the actual game.
| Tool type | Main limitation | User responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Hand EV calculator | Requires the correct paytable and scoring model. | Confirm the game matches the calculator assumptions. |
| Paytable calculator | Custom RTP may require full optimal-strategy analysis. | Do not treat estimates as exact full-game RTP unless stated. |
| Strategy chart | A chart for one paytable may not fit another variant. | Use a chart only for the game and paytable it describes. |
| Odds calculator | Outs do not equal expected value. | Weigh both probability and payout before judging a hold. |
| Variance calculator | Session ranges are approximations, not predictions. | Use variance as a risk model, not a forecast. |
We may update, correct, remove, or change calculators and content at any time. If you find a possible error, use the contact page and include the page URL, inputs used, and the result you expected.
5. No Guarantee of Results
Video poker outcomes are uncertain. Even mathematically correct decisions can lose in the short term. RTP is a long-run theoretical figure and does not guarantee a specific return in any session.
By using the site, you understand that calculators, charts, and explanatory pages do not guarantee winnings, reduce gambling to a safe activity, or eliminate the risk of loss.
6. Responsible Use
You agree to use the site responsibly and lawfully. It should not be used to encourage harmful gambling, chase losses, bypass self-exclusion, mislead others, or promote gambling as guaranteed income.
You should not use this site to:
- Encourage anyone below legal gambling age to gamble.
- Present gambling as risk-free, guaranteed, or suitable for everyone.
- Claim that a calculator can predict future random outcomes.
- Bypass gambling restrictions, self-exclusion, or local laws.
- Scrape, copy, overload, attack, or interfere with the site.
- Use the site for fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful purposes.
7. External Links and Third-Party Websites
The site may link to external websites, including reference materials, responsible gambling resources, casinos, software providers, affiliate partners, or other services not controlled by VideoPokerCalc.
External sites may have their own terms, privacy policies, gambling rules, eligibility restrictions, and risk disclosures. You are responsible for reviewing those terms before using any third-party site.
8. Affiliate and Commercial Disclosure
The site may include affiliate links, commercial links, sponsored placements, or other monetized references. If you click such a link and later register, deposit, or buy on another website, VideoPokerCalc may receive compensation.
Affiliate compensation does not change the basic risk of gambling. You should not use any gambling website unless it is legal in your jurisdiction, you meet the required age, and you understand the applicable terms and risks.
9. Intellectual Property
The text, layout, calculator interfaces, design elements, tables, and other materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws unless otherwise stated. You may view the site for personal, non-commercial use.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, scrape, sell, redistribute, or create derivative works from substantial parts of the site without permission, except where permitted by applicable law.
10. Availability and Changes
The site may be changed, updated, interrupted, or discontinued at any time. We may add, remove, revise, or reorganize pages, calculators, tools, and links without prior notice.
We do not guarantee that the site will always be available, error-free, secure, compatible with every browser, or free from interruptions.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of accuracy, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted availability.
We do not warrant that any calculator, chart, RTP value, odds estimate, strategy explanation, or variance model will be complete, current, or suitable for your specific situation.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, VideoPokerCalc and its operators are not liable for losses, damages, claims, or expenses arising from your use of the site, reliance on calculator results, use of external websites, gambling activity, or inability to access the site.
This includes direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, financial, reputational, data-related, or gambling-related losses, even if we were advised that such losses could occur.
13. Privacy
Your use of the site is also subject to the Privacy Policy, which explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, and how to contact us about privacy-related questions.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The "Last updated" date near the top shows when they were last revised. Continued use after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.
15. Contact
For questions about these Terms of Use, contact [email protected]. Do not send passwords, payment card details, wallet seed phrases, gambling account credentials, or other sensitive information.
Core Rule
Use VideoPokerCalc as an educational math resource, not as a promise of gambling success. Check the game, paytable, rules, legal status, and your own risk limits before any gambling-related decision.