Niche online casino games

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Top 6 niche online casino games for Australians

While you are presented with the classic video pokies, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, poker and other games at Australian casinos like Crown, Jupiters and The Star, at Internet gaming sites you are treated to an unmatched assortment of diverse variations of your favourite titles, including:

• 3D animated and first-person mode video pokies (progressive jackpot and regular);
• Blackjack variants, such as Atlantic City, Double Exposure and European Hi-Lo 13;
• Roulette variants, such as European, American, French and multi-wheel;
• Baccarat variants, such as Punto Banco, Baccarat Pro and Mini Baccarat;
• Poker variants, such as Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker, Oasis, Caribbean Stud and Pai Gow;
• Sic bo, craps, keno, bingo, scratch cards, video poker, virtual racing and sport, table and other gaming adaptations, all optimised for the desktop, laptop, mobile and tablet platforms

Australians can play all these games at our recommended casino sites – sites licensed and registered by gaming governing bodies (such as the U.K. Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority) and regulated by independent testing agencies and watchdogs such as the eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) body – in addition to the more casual gaming experiences listed below.

Poker 3 Heads Up Hold’em: Powered by BetSoft gaming software, this high quality animated take on the classic Texas Hold’em game is addictive and great fun. Choose your opponent and your desired stake per hand, and then you’re ready to play heads-up Texas Hold’em poker rounds. You will always be first to call, after both players put in a forced anti bet. You have two options – to call or fold – after you see your cards, again after the flop, again after the turn and finally after the river.

Following the turn and the river, the call amount is double your original stake. If both players call each other following the river, then your hands are revealed to see who takes down the entire pot. If your hand rankings are of equal value, the pot total is split. If one player folds at any stage, the other player wins the total amount in the pot.

Red Dog: Red Dog is a neat table game played with a deck of 52 cards and powered by Net Entertainment gaming software. Place an anti bet of your preferred stake and hit the deal button. Two face up cards will be dealt and ordered according to their value (a Deuce holds the lowest value and an Ace holds the highest). A third card will then be dealt face down and placed in the middle of the two face up cards.

The table features a boxed layout of the numbers one through to 11, as well as boxes for the words ‘consecutive’, ‘pair’ and ‘three of a kind’. A button is placed on what is known as the ‘spread’ number – the number of cards that fit between the original two cards. For example, if the two face up cards are a Four and a King, the ‘spread’ is eight. You base your next move on whether you think the third card will fall in between the two bookend cards. You have the option to either call (pay no more to see the third card) or raise (double your initial stake for a chance to win more). A card between the following spreads will pay out as follows (as displayed on the table layout):

• Spread of 1: 5 to 1
• Spread of 2: 4 to 1
• Spread of 3: 2 to 1
• Spread of 4: 1 to 1 (even money)
• Spread of 5: 1 to 1
• Spread of 6: 1 to 1
• Spread of 7: 1 to 1
• Spread of 8: 1 to 1
• Spread of 9: 1 to 1
• Spread of 10: 1 to 1
• Spread of 11: 1 to 1
• If face up cards are consecutive cards: push (money back/no win/no loss)
• If face up cards are a pair and third card is not the same value: push
• If all three cards are of the same value (three of a kind): 11 to 1

If the card does not fall between the two face up cards, you lose all bets. The theoretical return to player for this game is 97.34 per cent (or a house edge of 2.66 per cent).

Crown and Anchor: A simple game of chance powered by Microgaming, you have three dice to roll and six symbols to bet on – a crown, an anchor, a diamond, a spade, a club and a heart. Roll one matching symbol for a pay out of 1 to 1 (double your original stake plus your original stake back), roll two matching symbols for a pay out 2 to 1 (two times you original stake plus your original stake back) and roll three matching symbols for a pay out of 3 to 1 (three times you original stake plus your original stake back). Payouts are calculated per each individual symbol. With calming ocean sounds in the background, this is a refreshing and compelling title.

Multi-hand Three Card Poker: Play up to five hands at the same time in Microgaming’s premium quality Gold three card poker title. With brilliant graphics and the classic Microgaming backing soundtrack, attempt to best the dealer’s hand according to the poker rankings in this classic game (high card, pair, flush, straight, three of a kind and straight flush).

Place an ‘ante’ bet and/or a ‘pairs plus’ bet. You are dealt three cards for each hand you play, and then the dealer receives three cards face down. If you play the ‘ante’ bet, once the dealer receives his cards, you will be asked to either ‘play’ (bet your original stake) or ‘fold’ (lose the ‘ante’ bet and end the hand). Dealer qualifies with a hand of a Jack-high or better. If the dealer qualifies , winning player hands pay out 1 to 1 on the ‘ante’ and 1 to 1 on the ‘play’ bets. If the dealer does not qualify, winning hands pay out 1 to 1 on the ‘ante’ and are tied (push) on the ‘play’ bets. Check out the pay table (displayed in game) for all of the pay out odds.

Live Dealer Double Ball Roulette Check out this enhanced live dealer roulette game with two balls in play, giving the player more chances to win big. Win on inside bets when one ball lands on a number that satisfies your wager/s (win double if both balls satisfy your wager/s), and win on outside bets if both balls land on a number whichsatisfies your bet/s. Payouts differ in this game to traditional roulette games, as two balls are in play. You can check the payout table within the live game. Chat with the dealers and access a whole bunch of great features, such as placing neighbour and other unique bets, checking statistics and history, changing views, adding another live table and much more.

Super Bonus Bingo: Powered by Microgaming, this variant of the classic bingo game spices things up, giving the player the option to pick from two to up to 10 numbers, with differing pay table based on how many numbers you select (numbers you can choose from range from 1 to 80). Twenty numbers are drawn at random every round, and wins displayed in white (on the pay table) give the player the option to play the bonus game, where two extra balls are drawn for the chance to increase your win.

Where can Australians play the above casino games for real Au money?

Each site listed below offers their games within real money mode and within practice play mode, so players can get a feel for how the titles operate (except live dealer games which are only available to play with real money – but you can oversee the live action for free).

Sign up for an account (free of charge) via any of the links below – you will be asked to fill out your full name, create a password, enter your date of birth, email address, country of residence and preferred currency. Once complete, you can claim your new player welcome cash bonus.

• Play Red Dog at www.GdayCasino.com
• Play Poker 3 Heads Up Hold’em at www.Guts.com
• Play live dealer double ball roulette at www.JackpotCityCasino.com

All games are available to play instantly via your Web browsers (no installations are required) and you can complete all your real cash financial transactions across any compatible platform, including mobile, desktop, tablet, laptop and even a Smart TV.

Au banking methods include: credit and debit cards, e-wallets, pre-paid cards and vouchers and direct wire transfers via Internet banking systems. All deposits and withdrawals are protected with the latest secure socket layer (SSL) digital encryption technology and you can remove all of your personal information from the casino database at any time you wish.