Online slot machines are far better than offline slot machines. They're just as fun to play with like the offline ones, but they have the upper hand compared to the latter due to convenience and better deals. Online slot machines came into existence when online casinos started emerging. In the mid 1990s, the internet was becoming a medium or venue for a lot of things. Businesses started going online to advertise their products and companies as well as to take orders from customers who want to purchase their products online. People started contacting lost friends or family members through the internet and the virtual plane started creating social networking sites for this kind of thing. So it wasn't such a surprise that the gambling industry would follow suit and have their games be played online too. When they did enter the internet they brought with them a wide array of gambling games punters loved playing and these were: blackjack, roulette, poker, baccarat and of course slot machines.

The online poker machines also became a huge hit amongst punters and every casino on the internet carried their own barrage of poker machines numbering into the hundreds. The mechanics of the game is similar to the offline poker machines, wherein a player has to push the button to activate the reels and when he gets a row of matching symbols he wins, but if he doesn't then he loses. But what makes online pokies much better than their land-based counterparts is the convenience of playing them inside your home. Back then players had to book a flight to Vegas for the big-jackpot slot games, but now people from around the world could play with their favorite slot machines at home and they will still win a huge jackpot if their luck prevails. So no need to fly to Vegas or Atlantic City because you only need to go online to win that huge jackpot.

Another thing that sets online pokies apart from the land-based ones is their higher payout percentage. This percentage refers to how likely a punter will win if he plays with a slot machine. In real casinos, the payout percentage is around 80% to 88%, while in online slot machines the payout percentage is around 95% to 98%. Evidently, online pokies are more likely to give you cash rewards than offline pokies and justifiably so, because online slot machines have lesser overall costs than their land-based counterparts. Online poker machines do not have to pay for rent because the internet is totally intangible and the only thing they have to pay for are servers that will operate their programs, which are much cheaper than paying for a lease in a property. Also, online pokies do not have to pay employees because all of the programs in an online casino are computer-operated.

Another thing is that online slot machines are constantly competing with other slot games on the internet so all of them are trying to attract customers or keep their existing customers. One way to do those things is to give out more bonus deals, promotions and/or higher-paying jackpots. Check online and you will see almost all online casinos and slot machines offering a hundred and one bonus deals to customers. That makes it too hard to ignore them, which is why online slot machines are definitely better than offline slot games.