Wanted Win Pokies

Wanted Win Pokies and the Game Lobby

Pokies take up most of the Wanted Win lobby, which holds more than 6,000 games in total. You will find simple three-reel classics, feature-packed video pokies, Megaways titles, hold and win games, bonus buy games and jackpots. All of them play in AUD, so every bet and win shows in Australian dollars.

The lobby is organised into collections such as new releases, popular games, jackpots and bonus buy. The search bar takes you straight to a title, and filters narrow the list by provider, feature or theme. Games you mark as favourites, and the ones you played most recently, appear at the top once you have signed in.

A catalogue of this size changes every week. Studios release new games, we add them to the lobby, and some older titles are retired when providers update their libraries. The lobby itself is therefore the most accurate list of which games and studios are live on your account today.

Alongside the pokies, the lobby has a table games section, a live casino and casual games such as crash games and instant wins. You move between them with the same balance and without signing in again.

Types of Pokies You Will Find

Each style of pokie plays differently, and knowing the main types makes it easier to find games you like in the Wanted Win Pokies lobby.

Classic pokies

Classic pokies have three reels, a handful of paylines and familiar symbols such as fruit, bars, bells and lucky sevens. Features are few, so the rules are easy to follow and the rounds are fast. They suit short sessions and players who are new to pokies.

Video pokies

Video pokies use five or more reels and anything from a few paylines to thousands of ways to win. They often include free spins, wilds, scatters, multipliers and bonus games where you pick items to reveal prizes. Themes run from the Wild West and ancient myths to animals, fruit and adventure.

Megaways and cluster pays

In Megaways games the number of symbols on each reel changes with every spin, so the number of ways to win changes too, sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands. Cluster pays games reward groups of matching symbols that touch, rather than lines. Both often use cascading reels, where winning symbols vanish and new ones drop into place, allowing several wins from one spin.

Hold and win

Hold and win games, also known as cash collect or link games, have a feature where coin symbols lock on the reels and the empty positions respin. Each new coin resets the respin count. When no respins are left, the values on the coins are added together. Many show fixed jackpot prizes for filling certain parts of the grid.

Features Inside the Games

Most modern pokies share a set of features, and once you know them, reading the paytable of a new game takes a minute. Wild symbols substitute for other symbols to complete wins. Some expand to cover a whole reel, some stay in place for several spins, and some carry a multiplier.

Scatter symbols pay wherever they land and usually trigger free spins. Landing three scatters is the most common trigger, and more scatters often give more spins. During free spins, extra features can switch on, such as a multiplier that grows with each cascade or extra wilds on the reels.

Multipliers increase a win by a set factor. They may appear at random in the base game or build up during the bonus round before resetting. Cascading reels clear winning symbols and drop in new ones, which can chain several wins together from one paid spin.

Some games offer a gamble feature after a win, where you can risk the win on a card colour or coin flip to double it. At best it is a fifty-fifty bet, and it can wipe out a good result in one tap. Many players leave it switched off.

Autoplay spins the game a set number of times. If you use it, set a loss limit and a single-win limit so it stops when either is reached. Autoplay rules can vary, and some games do not offer it.

The info or paytable screen in every game explains all its features, the symbol values and the bonus rules. A quick look before your first spin saves a lot of guesswork.

Jackpots and Bonus Buy

Jackpot pokies come in two forms. Fixed jackpots pay a set prize, often expressed as a multiple of your bet, and appear in many hold and win games. Progressive jackpots grow with every bet placed on the game, sometimes across many casinos, until one player wins the pool. The current value is usually shown on the game tile or the game screen.

Progressive games often have a lower base RTP than standard pokies, because part of every bet feeds the jackpot. Some only give a chance at the top prize at higher bet levels. Read the rules before you start so you know how the jackpot is triggered and what you need to bet. Payment terms for large wins, including any withdrawal limits and instalments, are set out in our terms and conditions.

Bonus buy pokies let you pay a set price to skip straight to the bonus round. The price is usually a large multiple of your bet, such as 50x or 100x, depending on the game. The bonus can still pay less than you paid for it. It is the highest-risk way to play a pokie, so only use it with money you can afford to lose.

Some games offer an ante bet instead: you pay a bit more per spin to raise the chance of triggering the bonus. Bonus buy and ante bets may be restricted while a casino bonus is active. The Wanted Win bonus guide covers these rules and other common bonus terms.

Wild West and Themed Pokies

The Wanted Win look draws on wanted posters and the frontier, and the lobby has plenty of pokies to match. Western-themed games feature cowboys, sheriffs, outlaws, gold mines and saloons, with symbols such as revolvers, horseshoes, bounty posters and sacks of gold. Many of them use the theme in their features too, with bounty multipliers, train heist bonus rounds or gold nugget collect mechanics.

Themes are a matter of taste and say nothing about how a game pays. A western pokie can be low or high volatility, and its RTP depends on the studio and the version, not on the artwork. Use the theme to find games you enjoy looking at, then check the info screen for the numbers before you play for money.

Beyond the Wild West, the lobby covers the usual popular themes: ancient Egypt and Greece, Asian luck symbols, fruit machines, animals and wildlife, fishing, candy and sweets, horror and fantasy. The theme filter in the lobby groups games this way, which is handy when you want something new in a style you already like.

If you enjoy a particular game, the provider filter is a good way to find similar ones, since studios often reuse a feature they do well across several titles. Seasonal collections appear around holidays and big events, with new releases in matching themes. They are added to the lobby for a while and then move back into the main catalogue.

Table Games and Live Dealer

The table games section covers blackjack in several rule sets, European, French and American roulette, baccarat, video poker and casino poker games. These digital versions run on a random number generator, so you play at your own pace without waiting for other players.

The rules of each version affect the house edge. European and French roulette have a single zero, while American roulette has two, which almost doubles the edge. In blackjack, rules such as whether the dealer hits soft 17 and how much a blackjack pays change the odds. Each game’s rules screen lists the details.

The live casino streams real dealers from professional studios. You will find live blackjack, roulette and baccarat at a range of stakes, as well as game shows with a presenter, a big wheel or a board and bonus rounds with multipliers. You place bets on screen while the game runs in real time.

Live tables give you a set time to place each bet. Low-stake blackjack tables can be full at busy times, and many offer bet behind, where you back another player’s hand. A steady connection is important, and live games usually count less toward bonus wagering than pokies.

Providers and Fair Play

The Wanted Win lobby brings together games from a large number of studios. The list of providers changes as new studios join and agreements change, so we do not print a fixed list here. Use the provider filter in the lobby to see every game a particular studio offers on your account.

Each studio designs the maths of its games. Established providers have their games tested by independent labs, which check that the results are random and that the RTP matches the published figure.

In digital games, a random number generator decides each result. Every spin or hand is independent, so a pokie is never due a win after a run of losses. Live games use real cards, wheels and dice filmed from several angles, with results recorded automatically.

Studios also set the limits of each game, such as the minimum and maximum bet and the largest possible win. These are shown in the game rules. On some titles the casino can choose between versions with different RTP settings, which is another reason to check the info screen of each game rather than relying on figures quoted elsewhere.

Your game history in the account area shows each round with the bet, the result and the time. If a result looks wrong, contact support with the game name, the time and the round details so we can check it with the provider.

RTP and Volatility Explained

RTP stands for return to player. It is the percentage of all money bet on a game that the game pays back over a very large number of rounds. A pokie with 96 percent RTP pays back A$96 for every A$100 bet on average, and the remaining A$4 is the house edge. This is a long-run figure across millions of spins, and it does not tell you what will happen in your next session.

Some pokies are released in several RTP versions, and the casino chooses which one to offer. The game’s info or paytable screen usually shows the RTP. Check it before you play, especially when you compare two similar games.

Volatility, or variance, describes how that RTP is paid out. Low volatility pokies pay small wins frequently, so your balance moves gently. High volatility pokies pay less often, with long quiet spells, but individual wins can be much bigger. Medium volatility sits in between.

Two games with the same RTP can feel completely different because of volatility. One might spread its returns across many small wins, while the other saves them for rare bonus rounds that pay hundreds of times the bet. Looking at both numbers gives you a far better picture of a session than either one on its own.

Hit frequency, which some games publish, tells you how often a spin produces any win. A hit frequency of 30 percent means roughly three winning spins in ten, though many of those wins may be smaller than your stake.

Demo Play and Choosing a Game

Demo mode lets you play many Wanted Win Pokies with virtual credits. It is the best way to learn a new game: you see how the features work, what the symbols pay and how often the bonus seems to land, without risking money. Demo results use the same maths as real play but cannot be withdrawn. Live dealer games have no demo, and some titles open in demo only after you sign in.

When you are ready to play for real money, start with your budget. Decide how much you will spend in the session and how long you want it to last, then divide the budget by the number of spins to find a sensible bet size. If that bet is below the game’s minimum, choose a game with a lower minimum or lower volatility.

Then look at the details:

• RTP. Check the info screen and prefer the higher figure when two games are otherwise alike.
• Volatility. Low or medium suits longer sessions on a small budget. High suits players who accept long dry spells.
• Features. Read how the bonus round triggers and what it can pay.
• Maximum win. Many games state their top prize as a multiple of the bet.
• Bonus terms. If you are wagering a bonus, confirm the game counts toward it.

Set your limits before you start and stop when you reach them, win or lose. Deposit limits and breaks are available in your account settings. More about payments, verification and responsible gambling is on the Wanted Win home page.