About Online Pokies
Pokies, poker machines or more commonly known as slot machines, have been with the gambling industry since the late 19th century. The man who was responsible for its birth is Charles Fey, a mechanic who invented a machine that spun ten reels and would combine a group of symbols after it stopped spinning.
People loved what Fey invented and thought that it could be a huge draw for punters all around. The only problem with Fey’s earlier contraption was that it had too many combinations, which made winning a lot more difficult. So after redesigning his machine for the second time, Fey came up with another machine that had only three reels and five symbols for each reel. With lesser reels Fey’s machine had higher chances of winning, which obviously became more to the punters’ liking. It was then that the slot machine, poker machine or pokies came to be.
Pokies have come a long way from being the one-armed bandit. Most of the pokies you would find today have lesser and lesser mechanical gears that work the reels. Most of the poker machines you would find today are more digital or virtual in construction and design, especially the ones where you play online. Online pokies are the slot machines of the future, which most punters play with today. Back then a punter would have to visit a pub or casino with a slot machine to play with them, but these days all a punter has to do is download the latest online pokies software into their computers and he will never have to leave his house ever again just to play the slots. Online pokies have revolutionized how slot machines are being played. They are completely intangible and most of them often pay more as compared to their non-online poker machines. The payout percentage of land-based slot machines (they’re the slot machines you would find in a real casino or pub) ranges from 80 to 90%, but with online poker machines or online pokies the payout percentage with them is 98%. So with the convenience of playing with slot machines inside your room and add to that the much higher payout percentage, online pokies are becoming more and more the preferred option for most punters.
