Drakaris Casino Pokies

Drakaris Casino Pokies: What Is in the Lobby

Pokies are the heart of Drakaris Casino. They make up the largest part of the lobby and come in many styles, from simple three-reel games that look like old pub machines to modern video pokies with free spin rounds, expanding reels and multipliers. You can play them all in AUD, which keeps your bets and wins easy to follow.

The lobby is sorted into sections, such as new releases, popular games, jackpots and bonus buy. A search bar lets you jump straight to a title, and filters narrow the list by provider, feature or theme. You can mark games as favourites so they appear in your own list next time you sign in.

Our catalogue changes all the time. Studios release new pokies every week, and we add them as they become available on our platform. Some older games are removed when a provider updates its library. Because of this, the most accurate list of games and studios is the lobby itself, and the number of titles shown there is the current one.

Drakaris Casino runs on the SOFTSWISS platform, which connects a large number of game studios to a single lobby and a single account. That is why you can switch from a pokie to a live table to the sportsbook without signing in again or moving money between wallets.

Pokies Categories Explained

Knowing the main types of pokies helps you find games you enjoy faster. Here are the categories you will see most often in the Drakaris Casino Pokies lobby.

Classic pokies

Classic games usually have three reels and a small number of paylines. Symbols are fruits, bars, bells and sevens. There are few or no bonus features, so the game is simple and quick. Many players like them for short sessions or for learning how pokies work.

Video pokies

Video pokies have five or more reels and can have dozens of paylines or a ways-to-win system. They often include free spin rounds, wild symbols, scatter symbols and pick-and-win bonus games. Themes range from ancient history and mythology to fruit, animals and adventure.

Megaways and cluster pays

Megaways games change the number of symbols on each reel with every spin, so the number of ways to win changes too, sometimes into the hundreds of thousands. Cluster pays games pay for groups of matching symbols touching each other instead of lines. Both types often use cascading reels, where winning symbols disappear and new ones drop in.

Hold and win

Hold and win games, sometimes called link or cash collect games, have a special round where coin symbols lock in place and the remaining reels respin. Each new coin resets the respin counter. At the end, the values on the coins are added up. Many of these games also show fixed jackpot prizes on the screen.

Pokie Features You Will Meet

Most modern pokies share a set of features, and once you know them, the paytable of any new game is quicker to read. Wild symbols stand in for other symbols to complete a win. Some wilds expand to fill a whole reel, some stick in place for several spins and some carry a multiplier that boosts any win they are part of.

Scatter symbols pay wherever they land on the reels and usually trigger the free spins round. Three scatters is the most common trigger, with more scatters often giving more spins. During free spins, extra features may switch on, such as a multiplier that grows with each cascade or extra wilds added to the reels.

Multipliers multiply a win by a set amount. In some games they appear at random in the base game. In others they build up during a bonus round and reset at the end. Cascading or tumbling reels remove the symbols from a win and drop new ones in from above, which can lead to several wins from a single paid spin.

Buy features, ante bets and gamble options are add-ons you choose yourself. A gamble feature lets you risk a win on a card colour or a coin flip to double it. It is a fifty-fifty bet at best and can wipe out a good result in one tap, so many players leave it switched off.

Autoplay lets a game spin by itself for a set number of rounds. If you use it, set a loss limit and a single-win limit so it stops when either is reached. Rules on autoplay and spin speed can differ by region, and some games do not offer it at all.

The paytable inside each game lists every feature, the value of each symbol and the rules of the bonus round. Reading it for a minute before you play is the simplest way to understand a new Drakaris Casino pokie.

Jackpots and Bonus Buy Games

Jackpot pokies come in two main forms. Fixed jackpots pay a set prize, often shown as a multiple of your bet, and are common in 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 shown on the game tile or inside the game.

Progressive jackpot games often have a lower base RTP than standard pokies, because part of each bet goes into the prize pool. Some games only give the chance of the top prize at higher bet sizes, so read the game rules before you start. We understand that progressive jackpot wins are paid as a lump sum outside our normal withdrawal caps of AUD 3,000 per day, AUD 7,500 per week and AUD 30,000 per month. The exact rule is in our terms and conditions.

Bonus buy pokies let you pay a fixed price, usually a multiple of your bet, to skip the base game and go straight into the bonus feature. The price might be 50x or 100x your bet, depending on the game. It is an expensive way to play and the bonus can still pay less than the cost. Treat it as a high-risk option and make sure it fits within your budget.

Some games offer an ante bet instead. You pay a little more per spin to raise the chance of triggering the bonus. Bonus buy and ante features may be restricted while a casino bonus is active, so check the bonus terms first. Our Drakaris Casino bonus guide lists the most common rules.

Table Games and Live Dealer at Drakaris Casino

Table games have their own section in the lobby. The digital versions run on a random number generator and let you play at your own pace. You will find blackjack with different rule sets, European, French and American roulette, baccarat, video poker and a range of casino poker games. Casual games, such as crash games, plinko and scratch cards, sit nearby.

Rules affect the house edge. In roulette, European and French wheels have a single zero, while American wheels have two, which roughly doubles the house edge. In blackjack, details such as how the dealer plays soft 17 and the payout for blackjack change the odds. The rules screen inside each game lists these details.

The live casino streams real dealers from professional studios. Live blackjack, roulette and baccarat are the core, with tables at a range of minimum and maximum stakes. Game shows add a presenter, a big wheel or a board, and bonus rounds with multipliers. You place bets through the on-screen panel while the action runs in real time.

Live tables have fixed betting windows, so you need to place your bet before the timer runs out. Busy blackjack tables can be full at peak times. Many tables offer bet behind, where you bet on another player’s hand. Live games need a steady connection, and they usually count less toward bonus wagering than pokies.

Providers and Fair Play

Drakaris Casino works with a wide range of game studios through the SOFTSWISS platform. The provider list changes as new studios are added and agreements change, so we do not print a fixed list here. In the lobby you can filter by provider to see every game from a particular studio.

Each provider is responsible for the maths and design of its games. Established studios have their games tested by independent laboratories, which check that results are random and that the RTP matches the published figure. The test results and certificates belong to the provider and the game.

Random number generators decide the result of each spin or hand in digital games. Every result is independent of the previous one, so a pokie is never due a win after a long losing run. Live dealer games use real cards, wheels and dice, filmed from several angles, and the result is recorded automatically.

Your game history in the account area lists every round you played, with the bet, the result and the time. If something looks wrong, contact support with the round details and the time, and we can check it with the provider.

RTP and Volatility Explained

RTP, short for return to player, is the percentage of all money bet on a game that it pays back to players over a very large number of rounds. A pokie with a 96 percent RTP pays back, on average, AUD 96 for every AUD 100 bet. The other AUD 4 is the house edge. RTP is a long-term average across millions of spins, and it says nothing certain about what will happen in your next session.

Some pokies come in several RTP versions, and the casino chooses which one to offer. You can usually find the RTP in the game’s info or paytable screen. Look for it before you start, especially when you compare similar games.

Volatility, also called variance, describes how the RTP is paid out. A low volatility pokie pays small wins often, so your balance moves slowly. A high volatility pokie pays less often, with long dry spells, but its wins can be much larger. Medium volatility sits in between.

Volatility matters for your budget. With AUD 50 on a high volatility game, you might lose it all before the bonus triggers, or hit one big win. With the same amount on a low volatility game, you will usually play for longer with smaller ups and downs. Neither is better. It depends on how you like to play.

RTP and volatility work together. Two pokies can both have an RTP of 96 percent and still feel completely different. One may return most of that 96 percent through frequent small wins, while the other holds most of it back for rare features that pay hundreds of times the bet. Reading both numbers gives you a much better idea of what a session will be like than reading either alone.

Game providers often label volatility on a scale, for example from one to five, or with words such as low, medium and high. The label is in the game info screen. If a game does not publish it, a few hundred demo spins will give you a rough feel for how often it pays.

Hit frequency is another number some games publish. It shows how often a spin produces any win at all. A hit frequency of 25 percent means roughly one winning spin in four, though many of those wins may be smaller than your bet.

Demo Play and How to Pick a Game

Demo mode lets you play many pokies with virtual credits. It is the best way to learn a new game: you can see how the bonus feature triggers, what the symbols pay and how the game feels before risking real money. Demo results use the same maths as real play, but they cannot be withdrawn. Some games only open in demo mode after you sign in, and live dealer games have no demo.

When you choose a pokie for real money, start with your budget. Decide how much you want to spend in the session and how long you want it to last. Divide the budget by the number of spins you want, and that gives you a sensible bet size. If the bet is very small compared with the game’s minimum, pick a game with a lower minimum or a lower volatility.

Then check the details:

• RTP. Look in the info screen and prefer higher figures when two games are otherwise similar.
• Volatility. Choose low or medium for longer sessions on a small budget, and high only if you accept big swings.
• Features. Read how the bonus works and how often it is likely to trigger.
• Maximum win. Many games list a top prize as a multiple of the bet.
• Bonus rules. If you are wagering a bonus, make sure the game counts toward it.

Finally, set limits before you play. Stop when you reach your budget or your time limit, even if you are winning. Deposit limits and break tools are in your account settings. You can read more about the licence, payments and account tools on our Drakaris Casino home page.