Bonus Features In Australian Online Pokies

Added: April 9, 2015

Today you will not find any new video pokie games without bonus features. Bonus features allow players an opportunity to win extra amounts without risking additional stake. Therefore software providers to Australian online casinos incorporate bonus features in their pokie games to make them more attractive. This article explains some of the more common bonus features.

Easily the most popular bonus feature among Australian online casino players is the free spins bonus. When this feature is triggered you get to play a number of spins of the pokie machine. You do not pay any amount for the spins but the winnings are credited to your balance. Usually the free spins are triggered when you get three or more designated scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Sometimes another combination is specified to activate the free spins. There are even pokie machines in which this bonus feature is triggered randomly. The best online casino software providers make the free spins feature more lucrative by multiplying all payouts or by adding additional wild symbols. Sometimes you may be given a choice between a combination that has more free spins but a lower multiplier and a combination that has fewer free spins but a larger multiplier.

Another pokie bonus feature is often referred to as a bonus game on the second screen. In this feature the reels disappear and a setting in keeping with the theme of the online pokie is displayed. In the simplest form of this bonus game a number of objects are displayed on the screen and you have to pick one of them. The choice will reveal bonus credits. The bonuses are randomly awarded, so the next time you pick the same object you may win a different prize. This bonus feature has been made more interesting in some online pokies by allowing you to pick objects till you reveal a designated booby.

Some pokies at Australian online casinos combine the second screen bonus game with the free spins. The object chosen in the bonus game reveals the number of free spins that you are awarded. Usually you have to make multiple choices for free spins and the multiplier. Some online pokies have a racing theme. In the second screen bonus game you are asked to select a car or a horse. Your chosen object participates in a virtual race with the others. You are awarded a number of free spins based on the position of your object in the race.