Playing online pokies is the current trend of punters, but it's not a type of fad that will soon sizzle out and be forgotten. Online pokies is here to stay and punters are glad to hear that. Online poker machines are similar to land-based slot machines. They have the same mechanics when it comes to playing the game. They both require the player to pull on the lever or push the button to activate the reels into spinning and when they end up matching symbols then the player wins. But if they don't then the player loses.

Whether it's online or not the mechanics of the game remains the same. The difference there is is that one can be played inside one's home while the other sits inside a real casino. Imagine playing with casinos from the comfort of your living room. You won't have to worry about spending too much time away from home because the casino floor is right in your house. You won't have to walk miles after miles just to look for a slot machine that you would like because you could access any slot game with a touch of a button. With so many advantages that online pokies have more and more people are starting to choose playing with it over playing with land-based slot machines. Yes, playing inside a land-based casino has a more authentic feel to it, but the convenience of playing with online pokies inside one's house is a much more tempting offer to make you forget about leaving the house to drive to the nearest casino. But the advantages to playing online pokies is not limited to just that.

The greater thing about online pokies is that they have higher payout percentages compared to land-based slot machines. The latter version can't afford to dole out cash as much as online pokies. Casinos have lots of expenses that they have to take care of. First of all, the establishment where the casino is housed in is not for free so owners of the casino have to pay for rent or at least maintenance for the place. Second, casinos employ card dealers, money counters and many more personnel to run the whole establishment so they have to pay them for their services. Third, casinos have to allot funds for items like food, beverages and other miscellaneous items. So if you factor all those in then land-based casinos should be more concerned about profiting than letting their customers win.

Online casinos and poker machines have higher payout percentages because they don't have employees to provide salaries for, establishments to pay rent for and amenities like food and drinks to pay for. Also, with so many online slot machines emerging it's quite easy to jump from one game to another making it hard for online pokies owners to constantly make a profit. In order for them to curb game switching most online pokies offer loads of benefits, promotions, free spins and bonuses just to keep the customers that they already have, and also to attract customers to their site.