Online pokies can be played with stakes ranging from as low as 0.01 all the way to 10.00, 25.00, 50.00 or even 100.00 hardcore spins! However, it’s important to think about what spin size to use and stick to it for a high number of pokie sessions – here’s the basics……

Spin size level stakes

The best way to demonstrate the effects of different pokie spin sizes is to show you a couple of potential pokie machine sessions

Session 1 varied pokie spins

Spins 1-50 0.10 spins (total spin value = 5.00)

110% return = pokie winnings = 0.50

Spin 51-100 0.50 spins (total spin value = 25.00)

90% returns = pokie winnings = -2.50

Total pokie winnings = -2.00

Now, imagine if you’d played all 100 pokie machine spins with a spin value of 0.50.

Session 2

Spins 1-50 0.50 spins (total spin value = 25.00)

110% return = pokie winnings = 2.50

Spin 51-100 0.50 spins (total spin value = 25.00)

90% returns = pokie winnings = -2.50

Total pokie winnings = 0.00

Even through the pokie machine has given you the same payout percentage, using varied stakes doesn’t give you the same results in terms of payouts. Although with luck you can get good returns using this approach, it usually end-up playing into the pokie machine’s hands. Instead, by using a level spin approach you can help to get decent session payouts from a small edge gained with luck. Here are some useful spin size tips:

>Use the same pokie spin size in a large number of sessions; for example for 1 month plus

>Spin with a pokie size that enables a high number of spins with your session budget

>Play the same spin size through the good and bad pokie sessions

>Use a spin size of around 1% bankroll; for example 0.10 spins with 10.00 budgt

Although in theory if you budget for fun on the online pokies you’ve controlled the biggest gaming risk – it still makes sense to control your specific spin value. You’ll have more fun, game for longer, secure low-risk and hopefully get better payout returns from your long-term pokie gaming.