Online pokies and slots have come a long way since they first started to appear online back in the mid 1990's. In fact it was not until 2003 that the first true Australian style pokie game was released online. Thunderstruck from Microgaming became an instant hit with players and started the ball rolling to where today there are over 400 different pokies available online.
The quality of the games in terms of graphics, sounds and themes has also greatly improved over the years with major software providers like Microgaming and Playtech leading the way with new game releases. Quite a few big brand slots have been released including the Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider from Microgaming and Gladiator and Kong from Playtech.
When it comes to features the online games all offer some sort of bonus from free spins to animated bonus stages. Not all games have a gamble feature but many of the games do so you can get in on the doubling up action online.
If you are looking for big jackpots then check out the progressive pokies such as Mega Moolah which has a four level jackpot link with the top Mega jackpot starting at $1,000,000. Currently the biggest ever jackpot won online was over $6,000,000 and was hit on Mega Moolah in 2009. Obviously these big jackpots do not go off every day but many smaller progressives are hit daily.
