To my knowledge the video poker at Charles Town is a random deal however as someone else posted the paytables are bad -- things like 8/5 JOB or 6/5 Bonus Poker. I doubt you will find much with a payout greater than 98%. There is no cashback and offers tend to be very minimal.
As to your second question, the best method is to review the applicable gaming regulations. Charles Town is not an Indian casino so all the regulations are online and when you have the take you can review them by doing a little research. If necessary, you can always call the West Virginia Lottery Commission that regulates the casino.
If you are at a non-Indian casino and if it is not a random deal you can generally dig down through the Help menu on the machine where many times it will say that the cards displayed are for display purposes only or something to that effect. Also, if not random you may experience the "genie" who magically changes hands or the match card feature.
> To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> From: wodalton75@yahoo.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:13:16 +0000
> Subject: [vpFREE] Q. about VP at Hollywood Casino, Charles Town WV
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> From where we live in Virginia there are no casinos close by, closest are two in WV both about a 3 hour drive, Atlantic City is an 8 hr drive.
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> Going to Charles Town WV next month just for fun weekend at the horse races. Will definitely have some time when horses are not running. What is the best way to tell if the video poker machines at Charles Town are random or set up for certain payback just like the slots?
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> I am sure this has been discussed here before, but I don't know how to tell the difference.
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> Thanks in advance for any help.
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> Bill
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