Added: December 26, 2014
Pokies from Microgaming and Playtech are very popular at Australian online casinos. Many of these online pokies include a gamble game. This gamble game optionally allows you to wager the winnings from a spin for a chance of multiplying the payout. There is a flip side to this offer. If you lose the gamble game then the payout won in the pokies spin will be forfeited. The Microgaming and the Playtech pokies gamble games are different and both are explained here.
In the Microgaming pokies gamble game you have to wager the entire payout won in the pokies spin. You can either try to double the wagered amount by guessing the colour of the next playing card or try to quadruple the wagered amount by guessing the suit of the next playing card. If you make a wrong guess then you lose the wagered amount. You can repeat the gamble game by wagering your winnings from the gamble game till you lose or till the gamble game limit is reached.
In the Playtech pokies gamble game you are given the choice of either wagering the entire payout from the pokies game spin or wagering half and collecting half. The second option is a recommended middle path because it gives an assurance of winning something and at the same time provides an opportunity for aiming at bigger wins. The Playtech gamble game is played differently. Five cards are dealt on the screen, the first one being face up and the others being face down. You have to select one of the face down cards. If it is of a higher rank than the face up card then your wagered amount is doubled. If it is of a lower rank than the face up card then you lose the wagered amount. The Playtech gamble game can also be repeated like the Microgaming one.
Both the online pokie gamble games offer mathematically correct odds without any house edge. This means that the Australian online casinos do not make any money or lose any money from the gamble game in the long run. The Australian online casinos are offering you an additional option and thereby enhancing your playing experience. Whether you decide to go for the gamble game or not depends on how much risk you are willing to take. One strategy is that if you have won more than your wagered amount in the online pokies spin then you should avoid the gamble game.
