{"id":5636,"date":"2020-07-21T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=5636"},"modified":"2020-07-25T00:17:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T04:17:38","slug":"pokies-vs-slot-machines-is-there-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/pokies-vs-slot-machines-is-there-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokies vs Slot Machines &#8211; Is There a Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every gambler has a good idea on what slot machines are. But they might not be so familiar with the term pokies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latter also refers to a slot machine. However, you may wonder if a pokie refers to a specific type of slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to cover more on this matter below, starting with what exactly the term means. I&#8217;ll finish by discussing where you can enjoy pokies for real money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What Is a Pokie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A pokie is just another word to describe a slot machine. Unlike a fruit machine, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/fruit-machines-vs-slot-machines-whats-the-difference\/\">signifies a certain class of slot<\/a>, pokie can be used interchangeably with any kind of slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see the word pokie used when slot machines are being discussed, then you shouldn&#8217;t be confused on the subject. After all, pokies are just another way of saying slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How Did the Term Pokie Come About?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Australians almost exclusively use the word <em>pokie<\/em> in reference to slots. They started using this term due to the nature of slot machine gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You poke the same button (<em>Spin<\/em>) over and over to play. Meanwhile, you poke other buttons to change your betting options (if applicable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slot machines initially derived their name from the coin slots that players inserted money into. Therefore, it makes sense that pokie would be used to reference the button-poking manner of these games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Can You Play Pokies Online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Australians live under fairly strict online gambling laws. However, they still have some options with regard to internet gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain online casinos serve Australia despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communications.gov.au\/what-we-do\/internet\/internet-governance\/online-gambling\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">harsh laws<\/a>. In turn, Aussie gamblers can enjoy online pokies through a smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, these same casinos are violating the country&#8217;s anti-online gaming laws. But if you&#8217;re in Australia, you can at least use these gambling sites to spin the reels online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every gambler has a good idea on what slot machines are. But they might not be so familiar with the term pokies. The latter also refers to a slot machine. However, you may wonder if a pokie refers to a specific type of slot. I&#8217;m going to cover more on this matter below, starting with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,11,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5637,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5636\/revisions\/5637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}