Free Online Pokies
As Australians we all know about pokies, here at free online
pokies we not only allow you to play some top online pokies for free we also
like to give you a little bit of information about pokies where they’ve come
from, who they are made by and what the top games are. Enjoy!
Introduction to
Pokies
Pokies is the term used by us Aussies to describe what the
rest of the world calls slot machines. Pokies comes from Video Poker or Poker
Machines which subsequently gets shortened down to ‘pokies’.
The pokies you’ll find in Aussie pubs, use electronic graphics
to simulate the reels you’d find on the more traditional slots machines, so in
this sense they are not far removed from the online pokies that we have available
for free on this website.
Just like online pokies you’ll find the pokie machines in
pubs have bonus rounds, multi pay lines, and differing numbers of reels giving
the player many different ways that they are able to win – for this reason
multiway games have become very popular.
Aristocrat (the biggest Aussie Pokie manufacturer has taken
multiway win pokies to a new level by introducing ‘Super reel Power’ and ‘Xtra
Reel Power’ pokies which have upwards of one thousand ways of winning.
History of Pokies
There have been pokies in Australia from the beginning of the twentieth
century but it wasn’t until the 50s that NSW state government decided to make
the machines legal. Electronic pokies first appeared in the 1980s.
Pokies Locations
Under Australian state law (which does vary from state to state pokies are
allowed in pubs, clubs, and casinos.
They were legalized first by New South Wales and they have continued to be most
popular there – in fact they account for around half of Australia’s pokies.
In total it is estimated that there are nearly 200,000
pokies in Australia and they generate around $4.5 Billion in revenue for state
governments around Australia.
Payouts
Land based pokies tend to be far more mean than their online
cousins – for example the pokies in pubs and clubs around Australia only pay out
at a rate of around 85%, while the ones in casinos are a little better at
around 90% However they both suffer in comparison to online pokies which pay
out at between 92 – 98%.
Tips for winning on
the Pokies
There are no guarantees in playing pokies as essentially
they are a fun game of chance and skill that is all about chance rather than
skill. However, it certainly does no harm for you to know about the machine you
play on and get some practice in before you start playing for real money.
This is where Free Online Pokies can help you! Get in some
practice on this site and then, when you decide to play for real, you’ll know
the games and the best ways to win at them.
