Added: February 12, 2015
Australians like to punt at the horse races. They can also enjoy horse races while betting on online pokies. There are some excellent pokies at Australian online casinos with the theme of horse racing.
Microgaming is a popular online casino software provider for Australian online casinos. One of its horse racing themed pokie games titled First Past the Post draws a lot of traffic. The symbols depict items you would see during a day at the races. These include betting ticket, champagne for the winner, horses, Tote board, trophy and elegant lady. You will hear the sound of the crowd cheering in the background as the reels spin. There are three different horse symbols and all act as wild symbols. When the free spins feature is triggered, you select one of the horses. The three horses then run a virtual race and the number of free spins and the free spins multiplier is decided by the position of your chosen horse.
An even better horse racing themed online pokie is Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens from Playtech. In 1996 at Ascot Frankie Dettori achieved a rare feat by winning all the seven races held that day. Online casino players pay a tribute to that unmatched achievement by wagering on this slot game. You will see a number of Dettori symbols on the reels. One of them is the wild symbol and offers the highest line payout of 7,777 coins. The other thematic symbols are a trophy, a horse shoe and a finishing post.
There are two bonus features in this online pokie. The free spins bonus round is activated when three or more Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens Logo scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels. As in the Microgaming pokie this feature begins with a virtual race. You have to pick one of three horses and will be awarded 35 free spins, 15 free spins or 10 free spins depending on the chosen horse’s position. More wild and scatter symbols are added on the reels in the free spins so that you get more than the normal payouts. The more interesting feature is the Magic Seven bonus round. It is activated when the race track symbol appears at the same time on reels 1 and 5. You have to pick spots on a race track, which will reveal bonus credits or payout multipliers. If your chosen spot reveals a trophy you will see a video clip of one of Dettori’s magic wins.
