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Guy Marlow

Guy Marlow

Guy Marlow is a seasoned gaming enthusiast and expert, having spent over a decade immersed in the dynamic world of online pokies. Away from the digital casino world, Guy is an avid traveller, always on the hunt for the next hidden gem. His passion for both gaming and storytelling makes him a favourite among NZ's readers.

Latest articles by Guy Marlow

Untamed Wolf Pack Pokies Review

December 6, 2025 . Guy Marlow

You can run wild with this 243-way pokies machine, which offers fierce action, loads of winning combinations, and smart bonus features, including a lucky nudge feature and free spins. There is also an adrenaline-pumping game that allows players to boost their winnings by up to 20x. This pokies machine is definitely a good option for ... Read more

Spring Break

Spring Break Pokies Review

November 12, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Ready for some beach-themed fun? Play Spring Break Mobile Pokies and dive into a world of exciting features and bonuses. With the chance to hit a whopping 10,000 coin jackpot, this game promises not only great entertainment but also big wins. Perfect for players who love the mobile gaming!

Break Da Bank Again Pokies

Break da Bank Again Review – Payout Potential of Up to 375,000 Coins

October 29, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Break Da Bank Again is a 5-reel, 3-row, 9 payline pokie machine. It offers features such as a wild symbol, scatter symbol, free spins, and multipliers. It accepts coins between $.01 and $.025, allowing a maximum bet of 360 coins per spin.

The wild symbol is the Break Da Bank Again logo, and the scatter is the safe symbol. Other symbols include playing cards A through 10, gold bars, and banknotes.

The wild symbol replaces other symbols on the reel and acts as a multiplier. It multiplies wins by 5 in the regular and 25 in the bonus games.

Thunderstruck II Mobile

Thunderstruck II Review – Payout Potential of Up to 2.5 Million

October 29, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Thunderstruck II is all packed with game bonus features like the wilds and expanding wilds, unlockable bonuses, scatters, 4 different free spins rewards, multipliers ranging from 2x to 6x, and captivating free games.

Halloweenies Pokies

Halloweenies Pokies Review

October 22, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Halloweenies game is a 5-reel, 20-pay line pokie with many outstanding features and graphics that will remind people of their favourite day of the year. Features include a wild symbol, a scatter symbol, free spins, and a bonus game. Halloweenies Symbols The toxic green glow surrounding the reels, symbols, and logos creates a creepy atmosphere, ... Read more

Tomb Raider Pokies Microgaming

Tomb Raider – Payout Potential of Up to 7,500 Jackpot Coins

October 6, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Tomb Raider is among Microgaming’s very first pokie titles, and you will notice this from its dated graphics and sounds. There has since been an upgrade and release of a sequel, Tomb Raider II Secret of the Sword. This is a 30-pay line pokie with a modern look; nonetheless, what the first version lacks in graphics, it repays in bonuses and payout potential.

Avalon

Avalon Pokies Review

February 20, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Introduction

It is a 5 reel multiple payline game based on the medieval Arthurian legend. As the story goes, Avalon is the place where Arthur’s sword was forged, and it is also the place where he was taken to heal after the Battle of Camlann. Avalon is a place of wonder and shows King Arthur's courage in this pokies game.

Mega Moolah Jackpot Review

January 25, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Mega Moolah is a well-known jackpot game among New Zealand online casinos. It has five reels and 25 paylines and is one of the progressive jackpots in the industry.

When playing Mega Moolah, I noticed that the jackpot prize increases progressively with each play, which is a common feature in progressive jackpot games. This jackpot has produced some massive wins. It has spawned several spin-off Microgaming jackpot titles such as Mega Moolah Isis, Mega Moolah 5 Reel Drive, and Mega Moolah Summertime.

European Blackjack

How to Play European Blackjack?

January 23, 2025 . Guy Marlow

European Blackjack is a version slightly different from American Blackjack. There are no major differences between both of them. The aim of the game is to get as closer to 21 as possible.

Break Da Bank

Break da Bank Review – Potential To Win Upto 375,000 Coins

January 18, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Break Da Bank is a colorful pokies game from Microgaming, which is a five-reel, nine-line game, with a maximum wager of 90 coins. In the Break Da Bank game, you can adjust the sounds of the game, as well as choose the options of “Quick Spin” and “Autoplay,” which provides flexibility in the course of ... Read more

European Roulette

A Guide to European Roulette – Strategy, Payout and House Edge

January 16, 2025 . Guy Marlow

Online Casino European Roulette Anyone who enjoys the game of European Roulette will be happy to know they can find this game at many online casinos. It is usually listed under the table games of online casinos. Its popularity is because it provides a player with a greater chance to earn, as the house advantage ... Read more

high limit european blackjack

Microgaming High Limit European Blackjack – A VIP Casino Experience

November 19, 2024 . Guy Marlow

High-limit European Blackjack is a casino game specifically designed for VIP players or high rollers. These games allow us to place high bets and expect high payouts.

The general RTP of this game is 99.30%, which is quite good.

High Limit Euro Blackjack uses only two decks of cards, lowering the house edge and giving players a better chance of winning.

tomb raider ii

Tomb Raider II Pokies Review

October 25, 2024 . Guy Marlow

Tomb Raider II offers many of the expected symbols, including Lara Croft. Other symbols include the A through 10 symbols that are a fixture of good pokie machines, the Tomb Raider logo, the footprint that is the scatter symbol, forest, road sign, and tourist.

The Tomb Raider 2 pokie is a 5-reel, 15-payline machine that offers free spins and a bonus game. Three or more scatter symbols on any reels trigger the free spins, triggered by a multiplier ranging from 2x to 100x.

Major Millions Jackpot Review

Major Millions Jackpot Review

August 21, 2024 . Guy Marlow

Major Millions Jackpot is a progressive pokie machine with a regular jackpot of over $400,000. The game is available in two versions: a 5-reel video pokies and a 3-reel traditional pokies machine. The pokies version has 15 paylines and a fixed coin size of $0.20. You can play between 1 and 15 coins.

To play for the progressive jackpot, you must play 15 coins or $3.00 per spin ($0.20 x 15 = $3.00). The reel pokies version has 3 paylines, and the coin size is $1.00. With this version, you must wager $3.00 (3 coins) to play for the jackpot.

Treasure Nile Progressive

Treasure Nile Progressive Pokies Review – Payout Potential of Up to $100,000

July 29, 2024 . Guy Marlow

In this pokies game, you will find great winning symbols. The Treasure Nile symbol is the wild, and it substitutes for everything except the scatter symbol.

Look for the King Tut symbol. You win the progressive jackpot if you get five of these across the 9th pay line.

In addition to the Treasure Nile and King Tut symbols, you'll also see snakes, scrolls, columns, pyramids, ankhs, sailing ships, and other colourful Egyptian images. This game does not have symbols of A, K, Q, J, 10, or 9 on many other pokie machines.

Cash Splash 5 Reel Pokies Review

July 24, 2024 . Guy Marlow

These are progressive jackpot pokies, with a base value of $5000. Each time someone places a bet on them across all online casinos where they are found, the pot grows until someone hits the right combination to win the whole lot.

The RTP of Cash Splash 5 reel pokie is 91.47% however, the progressives contribution is 2.10%.

Mad Hatters Pokies Review

July 24, 2024 . Guy Marlow

The Mad Hatter is one of the favourite characters from people’s childhood. Thanks to the Mad Hatter poker machine, it can now bring back those childhood memories while playing a pokie.

The game can be found at online casinos powered by software developers, such as Microgaming.

Mermaids Millions

Mermaids Millions Pokies Review – Potential To Win $112,500 Jackpot

July 17, 2024 . Guy Marlow

Mermaids Millions pokies is a 15-line online pokie game from Microgaming with an aquatic theme, a treasure bonus stage, free spins with tripled wins, and a top jackpot of 225,000 credits.

Play Mermaids Millions for as little as 15 cents or as much as $75 per spin. You can bet between 1 and 5 credits per line, with all wins multiplied by the amount of credits bet per line.

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck Pokies Review

July 17, 2024 . Guy Marlow

Launched by Microgaming in 2003, Thunderstruck is one of the earlier pokies that set the stage for many mythology-themed games. Featuring Thor, the Norse god of Thunder, the game draws heavily from Nordic mythology, incorporating symbols such as Thor's hammer, lightning bolts, and a castle.

Immortal Romance – Payout Potential of Up to 3,645,000 Coins

October 26, 2023 . Guy Marlow

This Microgaming Pokie game has 5 reels and 243 ways to win. Though no progressive jackpot is available, players can score a top payout worth $1200.

This game has four main characters: Amber, Troy, Michael, and Sara. Getting these characters can help the player access other features, including free spins, multipliers, and bonus features.