Online Pokies

Online pokies with progressive jackpot

Progressive pokies are a top favorite among gamblers of New Zealand since they provide the chance of scooping big cash and become an instant millionaire within a glimpse. Progressive pokies have a jackpot amount that is topped up when players place real money bets on the progressive pokies. A small portion of these bets is taken as a contribution to the jackpot pool that goes up and up until a lucky guy hits the entire jackpot. The jackpot then resets to zero or to a certain starting value known as “seed value” and starts accumulating again. The best known progressive pokies that boast of million-dollar worth jackpots include Mega Moolah, Arabian Nights, Mega Fortune, Pirates Millions, Hall of Gods to name but a few. Pokies featuring the highest jackpots around are released by BetSoft, Microgaming, Playtech, NetEnt and RTG.

Five-reel online pokies

Since the invention of a slot machine about 120 years ago, technologies have evolved dramatically and today’s pokies that flood land-based casinos bear a faint resemblance to the first bulky machines with a mechanical lever on the metal case. The emergence of internet technologies gave a strong impetus for transferring pokies into the digital environment and now gamblers can play pokies online without leaving home.

Five-reel pokies have five columns of symbols, also known as reels, hence the name. The symbols are normally arranged in a 5×3 grid so there are fifteen symbols always visible on the screen. Pokies with 5 reels tend to have multiple paylines; these are either fixed without the option to change their number or selectable by the user. This flexibility allows for decreasing the number of active lines down to a single line and bet as low as one cent; however this is not sound, as is well known.

Real money slots cater to most betting habits since the minimum bet amount tends to be affordable and budget friendly in most pokies. Having a very small bankroll of say $10, you can still spin the reels and have the chance of hitting a marvelous cash prize. Video slots fitted with 5 reels have impressive graphics and animations that add fun to the gaming experience. Whenever a proper combination of symbols falls on the reels, they burst with colors and motion grabbing your attention and showering you with coins. Some of the latest 5-reel pokies have three-dimensional graphics that is similar to this in animated cartoons, and this takes pokies to a brand-new level of playability and fun. With so many features in 5-reel slots, your gaming

Online pokies played for real money offer an exclusive opportunity to win very big. Pokies are the only game type in online casinos that provide the best “wager amount-to-win amount” ratio. This means that betting, for example, $1 per spin, there’s a chance, though small, of grabbing a jackpot that sometimes reaches into a few millions. Other games like roulette or blackjack, do provide good wins but they lag too far behind pokies in this regard.

Video pokies also have many variations that are manifested in the number of reels, rows and an overall design of the gaming field. There are, for example, pokies with 5 reels and 4 rows, 5 reels and 5 rows, 6 reels and 3 rows, and etc. These are not numerous compared to traditional 5×3 pokies but they introduce some variety to pokie portfolios of many game providers.

Classic online pokies

The design of classic pokies resembles much the appearance and functionality of mechanical slot machines. The have three reels, a small number of paylines (normally 1, 3 or 5) and no (or very few) special features. Classic pokies are simple in graphics as compared to their five-reel peers, and have low or medium-sized bets. Though the maximum bet can climb above $100 per spin, a typical 3-reel online slot accepts an average of $15–$50. Due to their simplicity, classic pokies are considered to be a good choice for novices who want to practice and master their skills of playing pokies. The maximum winnings offered on classic pokies is often 5000 times an original line bet which is equivalent to many thousands of dollars.

As is said above, three-reel slots online have no or very few features. Some classic pokies have a wild symbol that is usually the highest-paying symbol in the game. But there is a kind of classic pokies known as AWP (Amusement with Prizes) pokies and they do have lots of features. AWP three-reelers originated in Great Britain and they are installed at pubs, restaurants and corner shops to entertain customers. Thanks to Microgaming and other leading software providers, AWP slots are available in a digital format, and today online pokie fans of NZ and other countries can enjoy pure fun and entertainment with a host of second-screen bonuses, nudges, holds and other alluring on-reel features.

Mobile pokies

Online casino slots were initially developed with only desktop compatibility in mind, but about ten years ago leading software vendors began to release mobile supported pokies in order to cater to an increasing audience of mobile users. Currently, almost every online casino has a mobile website version where mobile pokies are represented. Mobile pokies are made compatible with Android/iOS platforms and have the same features as their desktop cousins. Playing mobile pokies is easy; the user has to choose the most suitable screen orientation (some games will not run until the screen is oriented in a proper way), select a bet size by tapping certain buttons and tap spin to start playing. Most online casinos enable depositing on the go, so a smartphone or tablet would be a full-featured entertainment hub with full access to the best mobile pokies and real-money gaming.