Eko Casino on Victoria Island is open 24 hours. You buy chips at the cage (β¦5,000 to β¦10 million at a time) and bet from β¦1,000 to β¦1,000,000 per hand on the main floor. Very rich players get bigger tables (see below).
Slots
Three reels, seven symbols. Rarer symbols pay more for three in a row:
| Symbol | Weight | Chance per reel | Three in a row pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| πΆοΈ Pepper | 14 | 28% | Γ5 |
| π₯₯ Coconut | 12 | 24% | Γ9 |
| πΊ Keke | 10 | 20% | Γ18 |
| π¦ Super Eagle | 7 | 14% | Γ48 |
| π Diamond | 4 | 8% | Γ150 |
| 7οΈβ£ Lucky 7 | 2 | 4% | Γ500 |
| π Oba's Crown | 1 | 2% | Γ2500 |
The machine is tuned to return about 95.3% of what you put in over the long run. That 4.7% edge is small per spin and enormous over an evening. Players in our videos all left poorer.
Video poker
Jacks or Better. Hold the cards you like, draw the rest, get paid by the hand:
| Hand | Pays |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | Γ800 |
| Straight flush | Γ50 |
| Four of a kind | Γ25 |
| Full house | Γ8 |
| Flush | Γ5 |
| Straight | Γ4 |
| Three of a kind | Γ3 |
| Two pair | Γ2 |
| Jacks or better | Γ1 |
Blackjack and hold'em
Blackjack: six decks shuffled every hand. Blackjack pays 3 to 2, the dealer peeks for blackjack and stands on all 17s. You can double on any two cards (including after a split), split once, and split aces get one card each.
Casino hold'em: ante in, see two cards and the flop, then fold or call for twice the ante. The dealer needs a pair of 4s or better to qualify. Ante bonus pays 100Γ for a royal flush, 20Γ straight flush, 10Γ four of a kind, 3Γ full house, 2Γ flush.
High-roller tables
The casino moves rich players to bigger tables automatically:
| Table | Net worth from | Stakes & prices | Winnings tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main floor | β | Γ1 | 0% |
| VIP table | β¦1B | Γ10 | 10% |
| Big Man table | β¦100B | Γ50 | 25% |
| Oba's table | β¦1T | Γ100 | 40% |
Bigger stakes, but the casino also taxes winnings at those tables.
Betting outside the casino
- Oga Sunday Viewing Centre in Surulere: bet β¦300 with a padi, play a betting slip, or buy a β¦200 lotto ticket while watching EPL matches.
- LagosBet on your phone builds accumulator slips on football fixtures. One wrong game cuts the whole slip.
Table games against players
Sit at a game table at a venue (or start one from your phone) to play other players, for fun or with naira on the line:
| Table game | Players | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| π± 8-Ball Pool | 2β2 | Solids or stripes, then the black. Real players, real stakes. |
| π° Ayo Olopon | 2β2 | The Yoruba seed game: sow, capture, first to 25. |
| π Whot! | 2β4 | Naija Whot for 2 to 4: pick two, hold on, general marketβ¦ check up! |
| π² Ludo | 2β4 | Roll a 6 to come out, capture, race all four home. 2 to 4 players. |
| βοΈ Chess | 2β2 | Proper chess, no dulling: castle, promote, checkmate am and carry the pot. |
Staked tables take a 5% rake. Turns are timed, and walking away counts as resigning.
Questions players ask
Numbers come from the live game build and may change after updates.