Nothing quite beats playing at a real casino, the atmosphere and collective thrill is truly captivating, even for people who don't normally like gambling.

However the casino isn't always the best place to play pokies, for a lot of people playing online provides a much more enjoyable environment to play pokies.

Convenience and Comfort

The best thing about playing online casino pokies is the sheer convenience, you simply log on and start playing, it is truly that simple. Can you imagine playing casino pokies in real life ever being that easy?

Also unlike a real casino, you'll never have to wait for someone to finish using the pokie machine you like to use, playing online means there is never any queuing and you can go the pokies that you like whenever you want, you'll never have to wait around.

Whilst it can be fun to play pokies in a casino, after a while the glitz and glamour wears off, so why not play pokies at home where you are more comfortable and relaxed. Do you think you would be allowed to play on the pokie machines in a casino wearing just your pyjamas? Well you're not, but you can do exactly that at home online.

Social Aspect

It may seem like an odd point, how can playing online be more social? Well when you're playing pokie machines at a real casino, you are stuck on one machine, normally on your own unless someone else wants to stick around with you, which is highly unlikely.

If you play pokies online, then you can go on social networking sites during games, talk to people online on Skype or whatever, you have so much more freedom to interact with friends and family, something that isn't possible at casinos.

Also, the popular gambling sites that offer pokie games will have active communities that you can get involved with. You can chat to other people playing pokies as well, you can talk about your biggest wins and other gambling stories, it's just much more sociable all round.

It's Cheaper

When you play pokies online, it is generally a lot cheaper than playing in a casino and it is all down to the extras. Whether you're playing online or at a casino, the penny pokies are still penny pokies, but at a casino you tend to buy other stuff which costs money, then you have travel expenses plus accommodation if you've paid for that too.

When you play online, the only extra cost you're paying for is your internet connection, but most people don't have an internet connection for the sole purpose of playing pokies online anyway, so even that isn't a true extra cost.

In general, playing a couple of hours of pokies online will be much cheaper than playing a couple of hours of pokies in a casino. Also if you ever get hungry or thirsty at a casino, you will end up spending a load of money just on food and drink, the prices at casinos are astronomical.