Aussie Pokie Games

Playing Online Pokies for Cash
Thought I'd make a short post about the new online pokies site that I've launched especially for people who are looking to play pokie machines at an online casino. At present the home page is active as well as some highly recommended deals for playing online. Most offer some type of free bonus and also give pokie players a sign-up bonus offer. These are some pretty good deals, especially given if you like paying Aussis style pokies. I'll leave it there for now check it out if you have some time.

Pokie Machine Strategy

Playing the Pokies
The most important factor when playing any pokie machine is to realise that they all operated on a computer chip. Each spin is a predetermined result. The only control that you have on the out come of any pokie is the time at which to push the button or pull the handle to make the reels spin, or in the case on the new video pokies, to view the video play of the animated reels spin. Standing on your left foot with your right hand perpendicular to the square root of the hypothesis of the max coin bet button will not increase your chances of winning at any pokie machine. The only thing it will do is make you look like a complete an utter idiot! The same goes with patting the screen, caressing the pokie screen or any of the hundred and one other things I'm you've see people do whilst playing the pokies.

Pokie Stretegy
The only real way your going to stand any chance of a getting a decent win on a pokie machine is to follow a few basic, good sense rules. These are as follows:

Pokie Machine Bankroll Management
Before you play decide exactly how much money you can comfortably afford to lose. Remember that playing pokie games is gambling so the possibility of losing is always on the cards.

Lets say you have $100 and your going to play the Aristocrat 50 lions pokie machine. If the machine is set on 1cent a line then it's going to cost you 50 cents per spin to play all active lines on 50 lions. My suggestion is to set aside $20 and play 2 bets per line at max lines. Better still find a 2 cent machine and play 1 bet per line on all 50 lines. I say this because if you get win then your going to win more than if you were playing a 1cent pokie.

Personally, I tend to stay away from the 50 line pokie machine games, I think they just suck your cash and offer very little chance of any decent return. I'd much rather play 20 line pokies and play 5 cent a line games. In the end your still wagering $1 a spin but the out come of a good win will net you considerably more money.

The other point I'd like to make is if you get a decent win on the pokies, cash out. Put some of the money back to your bankroll and the rest put in your wallet or purse. Least this way you maybe able to walk out of a pokie venue being a winner for a change.

Apart from that make sure if you assign yourself a pokies bankroll that you stick to it. If you win great if you lose walk away and try another day. I've seen too many people just keep feeding a pokie machine in the hope it will eventually pay-out. This mindset can be a very costly mistake and one that can lead to almost certain defeat.

The other alternative is to play free online pokies least they wont cost you a cent.

Online Pokies & Aussie Slot Machines

Since our free games site opened we've been getting a lot of hits for people searching for free online pokies. These by the way are an Aussie slang word for slot machines. Pokies are actually multi-line bonus slots or if you prefer video bonus slots. Have I confused you yet? Anyway, getting back to the reason for this post.

Being a bit of a Pokies fan I thought it might be a good idea to write an article on slots machines, add some history about where they came from, who invented the slot machine and some other generalised background on the highly popular game of slots. Did you know that slot machines are the bread and butter for land based casinos? If your an Aussie you'll understand why all the RSL clubs, League Clubs, pubs and pokie venues can afford to have the plush surroundings.

Yep it's all thanks to those not so humble one arm bandits!

The date line 1894 San Francisco. Mr Charles Fey a mechanic from the small confines of his basement invented the first slot machine. He gave it the name of Liberty Bell. Apart from Mr Fey being a resourceful fellow he was also an astute business man. Within a short period of time Mr Charles Fey had contacted every casino and gambling house in San Francisco and was now renting his slot machine the Liberty Bell to each of these establishments.

In 1907 Mr Fey received an offer from the Mills Novelty Company to a partnership which he accepted. Over the years the Liberty Bell would received a number of re-designs and upgrades, although fundamentally it still retained the same principles of the original slot machine. To mark a milestone for the Liberty Bell slot the Mills Novelty Company produced a line of slot machines that had elaborate head casts in shapes such as Indian Heads, Lions and other worldly identities. At the time the slot machine body had been produced in wood was now give a cast iron body. Adding the Liberty Bell was also made silent. It was then referred to as the Silent Bell.

Over the years like most things progress and demand has fuelled re-invention of the slot machine. The greatest influence to hit the slot machine industry was the micro chip. Companies such as Ballys, IGT and others developed slot machines that used a micro processor to operate the slot reels and pay-outs. However, back then these slots only consisted of 1 line, 3 line and later 5 line pay-outs.

Believe it or not but the Aussie Pokies were the main driving force behind the development of the multi-line bonus slots machines that are now available in both land based casinos and their online casino counterparts. These slots are more commonly known as bonus slots and are called Pokies or Pokie Machines in Australia.

Pokies generally offer free spins. The current pokie machines in Australia are now offering elaborate bonus rounds as well. Bonus slots consist of the standard 5 reels and range from 9 pay lines, 15 pay lines, 20 pay lines, 25 pay lines, 30 pay lines, 40 pay lines, 50 pay lines. Though the most common pay lines available on Aussie Pokies are the 20 line machines.