Space Secrets: Winning Free Money on Pokies

If you’ve ever played online slot games, this thought must have crossed your mind at least once in your life — how does free money work in online slots? If you don’t want to be accused of lying, then don’t say that you haven’t thought about it! In our galaxy, we really don’t appreciate that…

Now, I’m sure we’ve met already, right? I’m Aussie, your extraterrestrial connoisseur of everything casino related! I’ve made my goal to share my knowledge with you, while Zuzu and Space Cat are, truth be told, off doing more challenging (and more important) stuff. Just don’t tell them I’ve said this though! Anyway, in this article, I’ll explain to you, my cute little human buddies, how to win real money online for free, while doing what we enjoy the most — playing free slot machines! Alright, alright, pokies; sorry, I forgot!

Now, I’ll teach you how to win real money instantly without investing any money of your own (something tells me our mate Space Cat is gonna have something to do with that). Let’s check out how you can use those bonuses and whether they’re your friends or foes!

Playing the Bonus Game

As you probably already know, there are thousands of online casinos out there on your tiny triple-W. So what can they do to make themselves stand out and lure more players to join? That’s right, offer casino bonuses! Now, most of them don’t have the luxury of Space Cat organizing their promotions. In fact, nobody does, except for us! But even so, there are still some who are offering some great bonuses. The majority of them will greet you with a signup bonus, which is enough to double your first deposit. The only thing you have to worry about are the wagering requirements — the amount of money you need to wager before you can withdraw your winnings. It often happens that the WRs are simply not worth the hassle. When it comes to deposit bonuses, your best bet is to stick to alien science and listen to what Space Cat has to offer.

Free Bonuses

But you know what? This whole lengthy trip to Earth hasn’t made me lose my memory; I know we’re here to talk about winning money for free! With no deposit bonuses, you basically get free playing money. Casinos do it to try and entice you to make a deposit, and you should really take advantage of that. With these bonuses, they give you the chance to win some money before even betting any of your own. Now, as you can expect, the WRs are steeper, with all these no-deposit promotions on offer; but they give you the chance to cash out without cashing in. In the end, even if you don’t win, you’ve still enjoyed a lengthy pokie session without spending a dime. Briefly, to understand the difference between the two types of bonuses, here’s a table:

Free Spins

Free spins are similar to free bonuses in that the casino offers them as free playing chips with no charge to you. However, the difference is that you can use no deposit bonuses on any given game, be it a video slot or roulette. With free spins, you can use them only on online slot machines. Moreover, they are usually tied to a specific game, so the bonus will likely say something like “20 free spins on Mega Moolah,” which would signify that you can only play Mega Moolah.

In addition to WRs, free spins often come with the determined number of active paylines. For instance, if you spin the reels of a pokie with 100 paylines, it may be so that, while using free spins, the casino limits your winning combination to just a few paylines, making it more difficult to get a big win. Some would say that free spins usually come with stipulations too high to be worth it. But, if you’re not spending any money, and you’ve got literally nothing to lose (except maybe time), how can it not be worth it?

Free Play/Money Bonuses

This is yet another way for slots players to earn some free money from the promotions online casinos offer. Free Money is a set amount of money you receive during a certain event or when signing up — you can look at it as a happy hour deal! You get an amount of money, say $100, which you can spend on pokies, and you have a time limit (usually half an hour or an hour) which tells you when the money expires. If you don’t use it up until then, they will remove it from your balance. Of course, these have WRs as well.

Bonus Rounds

Although it contains the word “bonus” in its name, this one has nothing to do with the promotions we’ve talked about above. But, we’re talking here about how you can get free money in online slots, and this is another way to do it. Online pokies have bonus rounds — special features you can randomly activate while you’re playing a game. Depending on the game you choose, you can have a varying number of bonus rounds, from zero to over ten, and they can differ in how engaging they are.

The bottomline is, with bonus rounds, you get free goes at getting a win. One common round like that is to receive free spins after several scatter symbols show up. For instance, get four scatters, and you can receive 20 free spins, which are nothing but a chance to win something without betting anything. To sum it up, here’s a list which tells you how you can earn some free money:

• No deposit bonuses
• Free spins
• Free play
• Bonus rounds

As you can see, promotions have their stipulations which are not always easy to fulfill, and you have to rely on luck a lot. Naturally, it’s important which game you choose, as they can offer you bonus rounds. Furthermore, some pokies simply come with better chances of winning, so we’ll quickly go over how you can figure out which one’s better.

Winning Pokies

All pokies work by utilizing something called a Random Number Generator. It’s a system that makes sure that all your pokie outcomes are genuinely random. It works completely independently of any outside factors; and it regards every round as a single event!

Additionally, what every pokie has is an RTP, or Return to Player. An RTP is a statistic that shows how often the pokie are going to pay out over time. As such, it’s the opposite of a house edge — if a pokie has an RTP of 95%, its house advantage is 5%. The thing about RTP is that it works in the long run. If it has an RTP of 90%, that doesn’t mean you’re gonna win nine out of ten times, nor indeed that you’re going to get $45 for every $50 wagered.

Best RTPs

With online pokies, their RTPs mostly vary from 92%–97%, with some of them going north of these numbers. Here’s a list of ten online slots with the best chances to win, i.e., highest RTPs:

1. Cosmic Quest: Mystery Planets — 98.95%
2. Rock on! Slot — 98%
3. Paydirt Slot — 97.5%
4. Cleopatra’s Gold — 97.5%
5. Reel Crime: Art Heist — 97.03%
6. Diamond Dozen — 96.51%
7. Enchanted Garden — 96.38%
8. Watch the Birdie — 96.29%
9. Wheel of Cash — 96.29%
10. Outta This World — 96%

As you can see, all bonuses come with some stipulations that are protection for casinos not to just throw their money away. This means that you have to win many a round if you want to actually earn some of that free money. That’s why it’s important to give yourself the best fighting chance, and you’ll do so by picking a pokie with the highest RTP.

At least that’s how we do it in space, and this is how you can win money online for free as well. Good luck, my Earthy mate!

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