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Now that you know how to find the best online pokies in New Zealand, and the differences between playing free online pokies and playing online pokies for real money, it is time for you to learn common :

• All Ways: Refers to a setting that allows betting on all ways and paylines.

• Cardies: An old name for video poker machines.

• Cascading Wins: When winning symbols are replaced with new ones.

• Double Up: A feature that allows you to double or quadruple your wins. It is more commonly referred to as the Gamble.

• Expanding Wild: A wild symbol that substitutes other icons on the reel and expands to fill the entire reel.

• Jackpot: The highest win you can ever receive in a game.

• Multiplier: A feature that allows you to multiply and increase your wins.

• Paytable: An area on the machine that displays prizes, rules, and winning combination among other facts.

• Progressive Jackpot: A Jackpot that keeps on growing as more and more people play the same game. The base prize level is called the “seed”, and a certain percentage of each player’s wager is taken and added to the progressive Jackpot.

• Random Jackpot: A Jackpot that is triggered randomly and does not have any rules on how to trigger it.

• Re-Spin: A feature that allows certain reels to remain locked in place as other spin.

• Reels: These are the vertical strips that spin when you hit the spin button.

• Stacked Wild: Used when wilds appear to be piled on top of each other.

• Scatters: Special icons that do not need to appear in a line to trigger a payout or a bonus round.

• Wilds: Special symbols that mostly substitute all other symbols on the reels apart from scatters and certain bonus symbols.

🆓 Start with Free Pokies
Before diving into real money, try the free versions first. It’s a fun way to test different games and find out which ones suit your vibe — no risk, all reward!

💸 Set a Budget (and Stick to It!)
It’s easy to get swept up in the action, but setting a spend limit before you play is one of the smartest moves you can make. Win or lose, once you hit your limit, call it a day and walk away like a champ.

📉 Don’t Raise Bets on a Losing Streak
Lost a few spins in a row? Don’t stress — but also don’t crank up your bets trying to claw it back. Chasing losses usually leads to even bigger ones. Stay chill and stick to your plan.

🛑 Never Chase Your Losses
All pokies run on certified RNGs with fixed RTPs — which means wins come randomly. Trying to recover losses in one go is a fast track to disappointment. Take a break, come back fresh.

⏰ Set a Time Limit
Time flies when those reels are spinning! Set a timer so you don’t spend hours glued to your screen. There’s more to life than pokies — even if they’re super fun.

🌀 Treat Every Session as a Fresh Start
Forget what happened last time. Don’t bet bigger because you’re “on a roll” or chasing what you lost. Every session is a new spin — literally!

🎁 Bonus Features Aren’t Guaranteed
Bonus rounds and wild features are random, no matter how long you’ve played. If you haven’t hit one in a while, don’t keep spinning past your limits. It’s all luck of the spin.