How to open your first pokie in a few clicks
New to the lobby? You don't need to guess where anything is. Platinum Play's games sit behind a straightforward search and filter system built around 500+ pokies, live dealer tables and classic card games. Here's the fastest route from login to spinning reels.
- Log in to your Platinum Play account or register with your name, email and a password.
- Open the games lobby and use the category tabs: Pokies, Jackpots, Table Games, Live Casino.
- Type a title into the search bar if you already know what you want, for example "Mega Moolah" or "Immortal Romance".
- Click a game tile to load it. Most pokies give you the choice of Play for Real or Play for Free before the reels appear.
- Set your bet size, check the paytable icon for rules and paylines, then spin.
Everything below explains what actually sits inside that lobby, so you know what you're loading before you click.
The pokies and casino library at a glance
Platinum Play has been running since 2004 as part of the Fortune Lounge Group, the same stable behind Royal Vegas and 7 Sultans. That history matters for a games page because it means the library has had two decades to grow, rather than being bolted together overnight.
The casino runs on Microgaming as its core software supplier, with more than 700 games in total and a pokies catalogue above 500 titles. That spans everything from three-reel classic fruit machines through to modern video pokies with bonus rounds, tumbling reels and branded themes. Every game on the site is checked by eCOGRA, an independent testing body that verifies fair dealing and random number generation, and the casino operates under a Malta Gaming Authority licence.
Here's the snapshot version, the numbers you'd otherwise have to hunt for across several pages:
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Group | Fortune Lounge Group |
| Licence | Malta Gaming Authority |
| Fair-play certification | eCOGRA |
| Core software supplier | Microgaming |
| Pokies library | 500+ titles |
| Total games | 700+ |
| Currency | NZD |
| Support | 24/7 |
Those figures set the scale of what you're working with before you even open a single reel. The rest of this page breaks that library down by type, so you can go straight to the section that matches what you feel like playing tonight.
Game types you can play
The lobby splits into four broad categories, and it's worth knowing what sits in each before you start clicking around, since a jackpot pokie behaves very differently from a hand of blackjack.
Live casino
Live casino tables stream a real dealer to your screen in real time, dealing physical cards or spinning an actual wheel while you place bets from your device. It's the closest thing to a land-based casino floor without leaving the couch.
Chat features let you speak with the dealer or other players at the table, and the games run continuously, so you can drop in and out of a session at will. This format suits players who want the pace and social feel of a real table rather than an RNG-only game closing and reopening each round.
Slots
Pokies are the biggest single category on Platinum Play, and Microgaming's back catalogue is where most of the well-known names sit. A few titles come up again and again because Kiwi players keep returning to them:
- Immortal Romance, a vampire-themed video pokie with four bonus features tied to different characters in the story.
- Thunderstruck II, a Norse mythology pokie built around a wild feature and free spins bonus with expanding wilds.
- Book of Oz, an Egyptian-style pokie with an expanding symbol mechanic during its free spins round.
- Mega Moolah, covered in full detail below because it's a jackpot title rather than a standard pokie.
Beyond those headline names, the wider slots category covers three-reel classics for players who prefer a simpler format, along with newer five-reel video pokies with cascading wins and multi-level bonus rounds.
Jackpots
Progressive jackpot pokies pool a slice of every real-money bet across a network of casinos into one prize, which keeps climbing until someone lands the winning combination. Mega Moolah is Platinum Play's flagship jackpot game and the reason the studio behind it, Microgaming, is well known among Kiwi players.
| Game | Studio | Jackpot type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Moolah | Microgaming | Progressive network jackpot | African safari reels with a four-tier prize wheel: Mini, Minor, Major and Mega |
The wheel spin is the part that separates Mega Moolah from a standard bonus round: land the jackpot feature and you're taken to a separate wheel to determine which of the four tiers pays out. It's a mechanic Microgaming built into the game specifically, rather than a generic bonus shared across titles.
Table games
Table games cover the RNG-powered versions of casino card and wheel games, sitting apart from the live dealer tables above. Expect the standard set: blackjack variants, roulette (European and American style wheels), baccarat and video poker formats.
These games load instantly since there's no video stream involved, and most carry adjustable stake levels so you can play a hand for a small bet or push higher once you're comfortable with the rules. Basic strategy charts for blackjack and video poker are worth learning before you play for real money, since the right decision at each hand changes your result more than any other single factor in table games.
Software providers behind the games
Platinum Play's library is built primarily on one supplier, which keeps the interface and game mechanics consistent across the site rather than mixing dozens of different engines together.
| Studio | Known for | Titles available here |
|---|---|---|
| Microgaming | One of the longest-running online pokies suppliers, credited with launching the first true online casino software in the 1990s and running the Mega Moolah progressive network since | Mega Moolah, Immortal Romance, Thunderstruck II, Book of Oz, plus hundreds of further pokies and table game variants |
| Microgaming Live | Real-time dealer streaming for card and wheel games, built to run on the same platform as the pokies library | Live blackjack, live roulette, live baccarat tables |
Because the whole catalogue sits on one supplier's framework, features like autoplay, bet history and the paytable layout look and behave the same whether you're on a three-reel classic or a modern jackpot pokie. That consistency matters more than it sounds, particularly if you're moving between games often and don't want to relearn an interface each time.
Demo play and how to try a game without money
Most pokies on Platinum Play open in a free-play mode before you commit any of your own funds, which is worth using if a title is new to you or you just want to see how a bonus round plays out.
Free play uses virtual credits rather than your deposit balance, so nothing you win or lose in that mode touches your account. It's built for exactly one purpose: letting you learn a game's paytable, bonus triggers and volatility before you decide whether to back it with real money.
Steps to load a game in demo mode
- Open the game lobby and click on any pokie tile.
- Look for the option marked Play for Free or Demo, usually offered alongside Play for Real.
- Select it to load the game with virtual credits instead of your cash balance.
- Spin as many times as you like to get a feel for the bonus features and pace of the game.
- Switch to Play for Real from the same screen once you're ready to wager actual funds.
A few things don't carry over from demo mode. Jackpot pokies like Mega Moolah usually cap their top progressive prize out of the free-play version, since that pool is funded by real-money stakes across the network. Live casino tables also sit outside demo play altogether, because a live dealer can't run a session with virtual credits.
Demo play is a genuinely useful habit before you deposit, and it costs nothing to use. If you do move to real-money play, keep it within amounts you've set aside for entertainment, and remember that Gambling Helpline NZ is available on 0800 654 655 for free, confidential support if a session ever stops feeling like fun. Players must be 18 or over to hold an account.
FAQ
Can I play Mega Moolah for free before betting real money at Platinum Play?
Yes, Mega Moolah opens in a free-play demo mode with virtual credits, though the live progressive jackpot itself is only won in real-money play. Use demo mode to learn the reels and the jackpot wheel feature before wagering.
How many pokies does Platinum Play actually offer?
Platinum Play's library holds 500+ pokies within a total catalogue of 700+ games. That includes classic three-reel titles, modern video pokies, progressive jackpots like Mega Moolah, table games and live dealer tables, all built primarily on Microgaming software.
Is the live casino available on mobile browsers?
Live dealer tables stream through your device's browser, so they're built to run without a separate download. Since a live stream is data-heavier than a standard RNG pokie, a stable connection makes for smoother play than intermittent mobile data.
What's the difference between a jackpot pokie and a regular slot at Platinum Play?
A jackpot pokie like Mega Moolah links a share of every real-money bet across a wider network into one growing prize pool, while a regular pokie pays fixed amounts from its own paytable. Jackpot titles often trigger a separate bonus wheel to award the prize.
Does Platinum Play's fair-play certification cover the whole games library?
Yes, eCOGRA certification applies across the site's games, checking random number generation and payout fairness independently of the casino itself. This sits alongside the Malta Gaming Authority licence that governs how Platinum Play operates.
