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Australian Pokie History
Aussies have a habit of shortening names for people, places and things. What most people know as slots, we’ve called them Pokies. Where this originated from is anyone’s guess. Probably when pokie machines changed to buttons; some time in the 70’s, seems the most obvious answer. Instead of pulling the slot machine arm, Australian players would poke the play button. Hence the term Pokies.
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Australia’s population is 22 million. There are over 200,000 Australian Pokies. 20% of the worlds gaming machines are in aussie pubs, RSL clubs and Australian casinos. In Victoria they operate under Tatts™ Pokies or Tabaret™ Pokies. What makes aussie pokies popular? The free spins and bonus feature games.
In 2003 Microgaming, the most popular casino software online, released Viper. An update to its gaming casino suite. Part of this upgrade introduced 3 Australian pokie machines. Thunderstruck, Ladies Nite and Spring Break. Based on 5 reels and 9 pay-lines, these online pokies gave players 15 free spins when 3 or more scatters were activated on any of the 9 pay-lines. When in the free spin feature, all wins received a 3 times multiplier. The wild would give a further 2 times the payout win. A total of 6 times your original pokies bet could be won when playing the free spins feature.
Australian Pokies verus Casino Pokies Online
At your local pub, RSL club and casinos throughout Australia, pokie pay-out percentages are set to a minimum return of 87.1% by law. Even if the average tops 90% for some land based pokies, that’s still a 10% house edge. The lower the RTP (return to player %) the less chance you have of winning.
However the RTP when playing casino pokies online averages 95.6%. This reduces the house edge to 4.4%. Although this wont guarantee you’ll always win. It will however increase your average play time. By increasing the number of wins you can get, means your chances of hitting the free spins or bonus feature pokie games are increased. The big wins on pokies come from winning in the free features.
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Return to Player Pokie Percentages
In layman’s terms, just because you put $100 through your favourite game doesn’t mean that your going to get between $75 – $85 dollars return for every $100 your drop. The overall percentage pay-out is set to return a given percentage over a set period of time. Have you ever wondered why aussie venues quickly get rid of the pokies that seem to always pay-out well? That’s easy. The amount of money put through each pokie is subtracted against the wins its paid out. The pokie machines that get moved off the floor quickly were paying well over 90%.
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Our free online pokies are exactly the same games that you can play with our casino bonuses throughout this site. If you like playing the pokie games at Australian land based venues then you’ll be at home with our online pokies.
