A Guide to Online Poker Machines

A Guide to Online Pokies

If American online casino players call it online slots, Australian online casino players refer to it as online pokies. The most popular form of online pokies are five-reel versions that usually have special symbols such as the Wild and the Scatter and a bonus game that can be triggered by the special symbols. The bonus game may come in the form of pick-a-prize, pyramid type or free spins.

Controlling the outcome of the online pokies is impossible. However, playing online pokies is easy to learn. First, you need to familiarize yourself with the buttons that you are going to use to play these games. These buttons are usually found below the game screen but the software provider can place it anywhere.

Some of the common buttons that can be seen in online poker machines are the collect button that lets you pull out your winnings. Once you press this button, the credits that you have won will be added to your bankroll. The collect button is usually found at the top row of the interactive buttons. The other buttons in the top row pertain to the credits that you have placed as wager per betting line.

You can press any of these amount buttons before the reels spin. You can change your bet value as long as the reels have not stopped spinning yet. These buttons are also the ones used during the Gamble feature. If you would like to choose the right colour or suit, there are designated buttons that you need to click on.

On the bottom row of the interactive buttons, you can find the Take Win button which lets you collect your earnings from the Gamble feature or to see the multiplied Gamble winning amount so far. There is also a Reserve button that freezes the machine for three minutes although this button might not be present with online pokies.

The bottom row also contains five buttons that translate to the amount of lines per spin. By pressing these buttons, the reels automatically spin and a betting value is automatically placed as well. You can also find the Gamble button that you can press after winning to activate the Gamble feature. Present here as well is the Start Feature button that is reserved for activating bonus games.

During the Gamble Feature, you can increase your winnings if you will guess the right colour or suit of the card that will appear. You can play up to five Gamble games in a row. If you guess the right colour, your winning payout will be doubled. If you guessed the right suit, your winning prize will be multiplied by four.

Some online pokies have other ways of doubling up. For this, they have a separate set of reels that contains various multiplier amounts and losing symbols per reel. Multiplier values range from 2x to 100x and you will win the multiplier value that will land on the center payline.