Australian slots are also known as Pokies poker machines and of course slots.The aim of the game on the pokies is to come up with a winning combination. There are various types of slots in an Australian casino (or Club) and the traditional spinning reels type of game is the most popular, Keno Machines are also present in the casinos. The main poker machine is the "Multiline "game where you get the opportunity to win on a number of lines simultaneously and the winning lines are illuminated for you. Multiplier slots give you the opportunity to vary the amount you bet on each of your chosen lines (or ways).
Most of the pokies are a combination of the "Multiline and the Multiplier " which means you can play as many lines as you wish for as much or as little as you please. The operation of the pokies is simple, you insert your coins ($1 coins) these days, select the options you wish to play then press the Start/Spin button. The slots come in varying denominations, from 1 cent usually up to $2 so in theory if you were playing a 1 cent machine by one line it would cost you 1 cent per spin. When you have finished playing, you can cash out (if you have any cash left!) and the machine will pay you out either in cash or vouchers. Most Australian Casinos and Clubs have some of the slots designated "Progressive Jackpots " where the jackpot increases with each play usually on a linked basis where there could be any number of other slots all contributing to the jackpot.
The pokie will always be the winner.
These are the facts:
Each slot machine is run by a computer program, a program written by a human programmer whose sole task is to make sure that in the end the machine wins. Nothing you do or try will change the way the pokie behaves.
Pokies are a form of entertainment; you pay for that entertainment just the same as any other form of entertainment. Simply put..the more you play, the more you pay.
The outcome is completely independent of anything that may have happened previously, if you happen to win, your winnings will be paid in credits, after that the slot will simply wait for someone to push its buttons again. Some players have convinced themselves that a poker machine (usually because the pokie has not paid out for some time ) is due to pay, if it does in fact pay it will be nothing more than coincidence because you can never predict the outcome of any play you make.
None of the factors outlined below will make the slightest difference:
The last time the slot actually paid out
How much you or anyone else has won or lost on the pokie
How much you gamble or how many lines you play
How long you have been playing
The time of day
Value of prize Chance of the prize
happening on a single
payline ( inc. scatters )
1 chance in :-
More than 500 10,200
200 to 500 2,670
100 to 200 1,460
50 to 100 450
20 to 50 248
10 to 20 110
5 to 10 55
1 to 4 10
Highest paying symbol Chance of happening
( on a single line ) ( on a single line )
5 of a kind 1 in 9,765,620
4 of a kind 1 in 4,785
3 of a kind 1 in 485
2 of a kind 1 in 45
1 of a kind 1 in 9
Chance of ANY pay on a single payline 1 in 8
Therefore the chances of no pay at all ( on a single payline ) are 7 in 8