Inspired by Garry Anderson's Thunderbirds from the sixties and featuring exciting play, great sounds and multi-line winning combination, this great pokies game is fantastic fun.
Pokies is the Australian term for slot machines. While originally used for poker machines in pubs, it went to encompass all the machines you see in clubs and pubs, and is today synonymous with slots - but only in Australia, the terms pokies has not spread to the rest of the world.
One-armed bandit
Originally, the pokies machine was known as an one-armed bandit. This is because of the lever (arm) used to start the spin, and because the early versions were known for poor returns to the players.
Charles Fey (San Francisco, US) designed the first one-armed bandit machine in 1887. It had 3 reels and 3 symbols (diamond, spade, heart, horse-shoe and liberty bell). The machine gave the biggest payout (10 nickels) for 3 lined-up bells. Despite its limited interactivity (pulling the lever and waiting for the winning combination), the game proved to be hugely popular.
First pokies in Australia
The first slot machines appeared in Australia early in the twentieth century. They were in operation for years before the gambling machines in pubs were legalized, first by New South Wales in 1956 and then by the other states.
The first Australian-made pokies were designed by Aristocrat, the company that produced the Clubman in 1953 and the Clubmaster two years later.
Modern pokies machines
Some of the modern electronic pokies machines still have the lever; most have only buttons. Their complexity is much greater, with up to 50 or even 100 paylines, more interactivity, bonuses and jackpots that are many times larger compared to the early machines.
Aussie Pokies below is a free slots game. It has 5 spinners and gives you a choice between one, five and ten paylines.
To play Aussie Pokies, use the + and - buttons to select how many paylines you want to bet on, and click the Spin button. The Payout button gives you the payout table.
Play pokies
If you prefer to install pokies on your computer, visit pokies download to choose from the selection.
You can play pokies for fun (for Practice Money only), but for most people a chance to win real money and hit the real jackpot adds to the excitement. If you'd like top entertainment plus the chance to win real money, see the best places to play pokies.
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