Video Slots Aussie Pokies

Pokie machines are really no different to video slots. Pokie is a slang Aussie word that has no real roots. The general consensus is that Australians used the word pokie or pokies to differentiate between video poker machines and the video slots (video pokies). These days you can hear people use the term I'm going down to the pub to play the pokies! However the word pokie is only used in Australia to refer to video slot machines.

Aussie Pokies and the same as Video Slots. Instead of single or 3 line slots which don't offer any type of bonus round or free spins, video pokies offer free spins and secondary bonus round features. When video slots first hit the Australian market they consisted of between 5 lines and 9 lines and most offered free spins. However, over the years and to meet pokie player demands company's such as Aristocrat, IGT and others have introduced more and more pay-lines to Aussie pokies. As technology increases with micro chips so too does the player interactivity on video slots.

Currently in Australia Aristocrat has a 50 line video slot by the name of 50 lions. This offers 10 free spins which in the bonus round presents the opportunity to get a full screen of diamonds which are the wild symbols. It also has lion symbols hence the name of the pokie machine 50 lions.

Video slots are known as Aussie pokies in Australia.