Microgaming offers a feature known as gamble game in many of its online slots and video poker games.  Whenever a player receives payouts in these games he is given an option of staking the payout in the gamble game.  Should the player win then his staked amount is multiplied as per the rules, but if the player loses then he has to forfeit whatever he has won in the main slot or video poker game.

Microgaming offers a different kind of gamble game in its video poker games and its online slots.  In the video poker games once the player has received a payout two buttons get highlighted.  One button is Double and the other button is Collect.  If the player is not interested in risking his payout he can simply click the Collect button and continue wagering in the normal fashion.  However if the player wants to take a chance in the gamble game he should click on the Double button.  Five cards are dealt on the screen, the first card being face up and the other four being face down.  The player has to choose from one of the face down cards.  If the card selected by the player is higher in rank than the face up card then the player wins and his staked amount is a doubled.  However, if the player’s chosen card is lower in rank than the face up card the player loses his staked amount.  If both cards are of equal rank then there is a tie and the player gets to play the game again.  The player’s staked amount and the amount he will get if he wins are clearly displayed on the screen.  The player can continue wagering the amount won again and again until he loses or until the online casino’s gamble game limit is reached.  Different Microgaming online casinos would have different limits and therefore players are advised to contact the customer support of the online casino they are playing at.

The gamble game in online slots is slightly more complex.  The corresponding buttons are Gamble and Collect.  In the gamble game the player has two options.  He can try to double his staked amount by predicting the color of the next card dealt.  Alternatively he can try to quadruple his staked amount by predicting the suit of the next card dealt. The player has to click on the appropriate color or suit button and the next card is dealt. If it is of the color or suit predicted the player’s amount is doubled or quadrupled, otherwise he loses the amount.

The question that new players often ask is whether they should play the gamble game or not. The first thing that they need to understand is that there is no house edge involved in any of the Microgaming gamble games. But if the players continuously play the gamble game they are likely to lose before the limit is reached. Therefore the gamble game must be used judiciously. A simple strategy is to play the gamble game only once and if the player wins he should collect. If the player is of the more risk taking type he can commit to playing the gamble game twice or even three times. But whatever the limit the player sets for himself he should not exceed it.