Pokies

Pokies games are designed and built with a 'house edge' to guarantee that the casino or gaming site make a profit in the long term.

When we say 'long term' however, we are talking about potentially millions of plays and as such an individual player can still win on pokies and even make an overall profit but the longer you play the more chance you have of losing that profit back.

Pokies Tips

We know you're going to chance you hand anyway so here are some top pokies strategy tips and secrets to help you when you sit down for a session:

Use a Higher Paying Pokies

As we have talked about above, different pokies have different RTP (return to player) percentages. That means that over their lifetime they will payout a differing amount to players as compared with the total amount that is wagered with them.

It is therefore beneficial for a player to choose to play a machine or game with a higher rather than a lower payout percentage.

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Choosing to play a machine with a 95% rather than an 80% RTP definitely helps your chances of winning.

Clear a Bonus, Fulfill a Promotion or Earn Points

Bonuses (especially welcome bonuses) and promotions can improve your chances of coming out on top because every time you spin you're a step closer to earning some added cash.

With all promo's it is likely that in order to actually withdraw any of the bonus funds, the player will have to stake a certain amount on pokies games, play a certain number of spins earn a required amount of points (known as wagering requirements).

The lower the wagering requirements the quicker you'll release your bonus.

Quit While You Still Can

This is probably the single most useful tip or piece of strategy advice that can be offered to any player of pokies. When you start playing, think about a 'win stop' and 'lose stop' amount (a level of profit or loss that you might reach) and make sure you stop playing and take your winnings or don't lose too much.

Players can of course reach these 'win stop' points as pokies do offer a real chance for a player to come out on top but the inherent 'house edge' of all machines means that prolonged and continued success is almost impossible.

If you do find yourself nicely in profit on a gaming session then, the only sensible and reliable way to ensure that your winnings is well-used is to not use it to continue playing pokies. If you get too far behind spend your allotted amount and stop playing.

Play For A Jackpot

Pokies do not offer a reliable, let alone a guaranteed way to make money.

If you're well aware of that, but still enjoy playing and dreaming of that one spin that could change your life, make sure that you are doing what you can to be eligible for that big payout.

Certain machines and pokies games, especially if they offer a very sizeable top jackpot, require players to meet specific wager requirements, be it amount per spin or bet level, before they are eligible to trigger that jackpot.

If you are playing pokies for fun and for the outside chance of hitting it big therefore, make sure that you research the terms and conditions of your chosen machine or game to find out what - if any - such restrictions there are.

Slow Down

An actual spin of pokies takes very little time at all - certainly much less than a hand of poker for example. Once you start playing pokies it can be easy to get into a rhythm and to just keep pulling the handle or pressing the spin button time after time.

If it's not your day then without really realising it you can find yourself losing quite quickly.

Taking just a few extra seconds between spins can make a real difference to the number of plays in an hour or longer without really affecting a your enjoyment of the game. What it would also do however, is to significantly decrease the total money staked in that time and therefore help limit any losses.

Set a Loss Limit

This is absolutely crucial. Before you start a pokies session set an amount that you are willing to lose and if you do reach that amount cut your losses and stop playing.

It can be incredibly tempting to keep going and try to recoup your losses. Pokies have no memory of how your previous spins have gone so winnings runs down always follow losing ones. It is much better to cut and run, and to live to fight another day.

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