State of Origin: The Rugby League Pokie

State of Origin is 918Laki's own rugby league pokie, built to look like an old club machine with five reels and up to 10 lines. The TRY symbol is wild, three or more stadiums give free games where every win is ×3, and any win can be put on a red or black gamble. It is also the game where the Welcome Pack free spins are played.

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A rugby league pokie in an old-machine look

Open the Aus Club tab on the 918Laki home page and tap State of Origin. The loading screen gives way to a cabinet with a lit sign, three meters marked CREDIT, WIN and BET, and rows of square keys below the reels. The sign reads RUGBY LEAGUE POKIES and 10 LINES.

It is a house game, one of eight in the Australian Club range made by our own team. It is a simple machine on purpose: nine symbols, one wild, one scatter, one free-games feature and a gamble.

The symbols

The picture symbols are the ball, the whistle and the boot. The lower symbols are the numbers 10, 8, 7 and 6. The PAYS key shows what each one is worth at your bet, for two, three, four or five in a row where the game pays them.

TRY is the wild. A wild stands in for another symbol to finish a winning line. TRY stands in for every symbol except the stadium.

The stadium is the scatter. A scatter does not need to sit on a line. Stadiums pay wherever they land, and their prize is worked out on your whole bet, not on the bet for one line.

Setting your bet and lines

A payline, or line, is a path across the five reels. State of Origin has 10 of them, numbered on tabs at both sides of the reels. Unlike the other house pokies, you decide how many are switched on.

  1. Press the LINES key to step through the choices: 1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 lines. The tabs for the lines in play light up.
  2. Press BET − or BET + to move the total bet down or up one step.
  3. Read the box between the two bet keys. It shows the TOTAL BET, the number of lines, and the bet on each line.
  4. Press SPIN. Wins pay from left to right on the lines you are playing.

The total bet is shared evenly over the lines in play. With fewer lines, each line carries more of the bet, but symbols that land on a switched-off line pay nothing. With all 10 lines, each line carries less and every path is covered. The cost of the spin is the total bet either way.

The MAX BET key jumps straight to the highest bet the game allows. On a small balance, leave it alone.

Free games

Three or more stadiums anywhere on the reels start the free games. The game's help text gives the number as 10 free games, and more stadiums add more games. Check the help panel under the game for the current figure.

During free games every win is paid at ×3. The CREDIT meter changes to show which free game you are on, and a banner at the end shows the total. You do not pay for these spins.

The red or black gamble

After a paid spin wins, two keys light up: GAMBLE and TAKE WIN. The win is held open until you choose.

How a gamble go works

  1. Press GAMBLE. A face-down card appears with RED and BLACK keys on one side and the four suits on the other.
  2. Pick RED or BLACK. If the card turns up in your colour, the win is doubled.
  3. Or pick a suit: hearts, diamonds, clubs or spades. The right suit pays four times the win.
  4. A wrong pick loses the whole win and the gamble ends.
  5. After a right pick you can go again or press TAKE WIN. The heading shows which go you are on and how many are allowed; the help text gives it as up to five.

Things to know about it

The gamble is always your choice. If you press SPIN while a win is open, the win is taken for you and the next spin starts. A win left open is also paid by itself after a short wait.

When a win is already large, the suit keys or the colour keys can switch off, because the gamble cannot take a win past the game's top win.

Auto spins never gamble. The AUTO key offers 10, 25, 50 or 100 spins, or spins until you stop, and every win is taken as it comes. Auto stops by itself when your cash runs out.

Welcome Pack free spins on this game

The free spins in the 918Laki Welcome Pack are played on State of Origin. Each of your first three deposits of K20 or more comes with 10 spins, worth K0.30 each, up to 30 spins in all.

When you open the game with spins waiting, a banner tells you how many you have, the value of each spin and the number of lines. Tap the banner and they play one after another. You do not set the bet for these spins. The sign at the top counts what they have won so far.

Winnings from the spins must be played 5 times before they can be withdrawn. The Welcome Pack page has every rule, and the Promotions page is the final word.

Making a small balance last

  1. Lower the total bet first, then decide on lines. Ten lines at a low bet covers every path.
  2. Open PAYS after you change the bet or the lines. The amounts shown change with both.
  3. Treat the gamble as extra risk. A double sounds good, but one wrong card takes the win away. Taking the win every time is a fair way to play.
  4. Never use the suit gamble to try to win back a loss. That is chasing, and it empties a balance fast.
  5. Set a number of spins for AUTO so it has an end.

The beginner tips page explains lines and bets in more depth. If reels are not your thing, the Kaukau Cup pig race is another house game with simple rules. State of Origin is for adults aged 18 and over. Play only with money you can do without.

State of Origin: quick answers

How many lines should I play?

That is up to you. The total bet is the same whatever you choose; fewer lines put more of it on each line but leave some paths uncovered. A simple approach is to keep all 10 on and lower the bet.

Does the stadium need to be on a line?

No. Stadiums pay anywhere on the reels and are paid on the whole bet. Three or more also start the free games.

What happens if I lose the gamble?

You lose the win you were gambling. Your bet for that spin was already spent, and your balance from before the spin is not touched.

Where do my Welcome Pack free spins show?

Open State of Origin from the Aus Club tab. If spins are waiting, the game shows a banner with the number of spins and plays them when you tap it.

I closed the page with a win still open. Is it lost?

No. An open win is held by the game server and paid to your balance. If you come back soon enough, the game shows it and lets you gamble it or take it.

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