Play Virtual Dogs, the greyhound racing game with high quality, fast paced racing.
Virtual Dogs is a fixed-odds game based on greyhound racing. The game allows you to bet on either a 6-dog race or an 8-dog race and then watch the race with high quality animations.
There are a wide range of bets available for each race, including the outright winner of the race, to be placed (ie. a bet on a dog to finish in the first three for an eight-dog race or first two in a six-dog race) and forecast bets (where you predict the first two finishers in the race in the correct order).
This game offers a Play for Free and Play for Real option. To play with real funds for the chance to win real cash choose play for real. To try out the game for free click on Play for Free, you can switch from play for free to play for real at any time by using the link in the top bar. You need to be logged in to play for real.
How to Play
When you first open the game, you will see the betting screen. Here you can place your bets, and decide whether you want to watch the race or go straight to the result. You can select whether to bet on a 6-dog race or an 8-dog race.
You can see the names of the dogs running in this race and view the results of previous races. In the Results\' box, the trap numbers of the dogs are displayed rather than their names.
GAME PLAY - PLACING YOUR BETS
Choose your stake from the selection of chips at the bottom of the screen. To place a bet, click on the dog name, the odds or on the forecast bet option of your choice. A chip will be displayed next to the bet option you selected.
To make a bet on a dog to be placed, be sure to position your chip(s) in the box to the right of the dog's name, beneath the heading 'Place'.
You may place as many bets as you like on each race, provided that your potential winnings do not exceed the maximum payout for a single game.
You may choose different stakes for each of your bets - just select a new chip value or place multiple chips on each bet option. The total amount you have staked will be shown in the TOTAL STAKE box.
For each bet option, the odds are displayed.
Note that for place bets, the odds are one-fifth of the win odds in an 8-dog race and one-quarter of the win odds in a 6-dog race. The odds for all place bets are displayed when you roll your mouse over the box to the right of any dog's name, beneath the heading 'Place'.
To bet on a single race, press 'Bet Now'.
VIEWING THE RACE
Once you press 'Play', you will be taken to the race viewer screen, and an animation of the race will be played. Throughout the race, the three leading dogs are displayed at the bottom of the screen. At any point during the race, you can press 'Skip' to skip to the end of the race and see the photo finish with the results.
TURBO BET
If you do not want to watch the race at all, switch on 'Turbo Bet' before you press 'Bet Now' on the betting screen. Then when you place 'Bet Now', the photo finish and the results will be displayed immediately.
AUTO BET
By selecting 'Auto Bet' you can choose to place the same bets on up to 10 races automatically, one after the other. Make your bet selections as normal then press the 'Auto Bet' button to select the number of 'Auto Bets' you want before clicking the 'Play' button. In 'Auto Bet' mode, your repeat bets are placed on the saddle cloth number rather than the horse name, since the names change for each race. You can stop 'Auto Bet' from continuing on to the next bet by pressing 'Stop Auto Bet' whenever it appears briefly on screen between races.
While in 'Auto Bet' mode, depending on whether or not you want to watch the races, remember to switch Turbo Mode' on/off before you press 'Bet Now'.
BETTING HISTORY: Select this from the Help/Options menu to display a log of the previous games in the current session, showing your bets placed and the outcomes.
ANIMATION OFF: Select this from the Help/Options menu - this is the same as switching on 'Turbo Mode'.
SOUND OFF: Select this from the Help/Options menu to switch off all audio within the game.
DECIMAL ODDS / FRACTIONAL ODDS: Select this from the Help/Options menu to switch between decimal odds and fractions.
TRAP NUMBER: The number of the trap the dog is in when the race starts. The same odds are offered for each race, meaning Dog No.1 will always be the favourite, and so it is more likely to win and therefore has the shortest odds. The higher the trap number the less likely the dog is to win, and the longer the odds.
TO WIN: A Win bet is simply predicting which dog will pass the finishing line first.
PLACE: A Place bet is available to the right of the Win bet column, the odds are displayed when you place your cursor over the box. Place bets are paid out on three places, so if the dog you choose comes first, second or third, your bet wins.
FORECAST: A Forecast bet is where you predict first and second placed dogs in the correct order. Forecast bets are displayed in the bottom half of the screen and are shown in the following format: 3X2 17/1 etc... where 3X2 indicates that you predict Dog No.3 will come first and Dog No.2 will come second and the odds are 17/1.
This game is regulated by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Maximum payout on any games is £250,000.
All bets on Virtual Dogs are subject to standard Terms & Conditions. In the event that the game animation is interrupted for any reason, your position in the current game will be saved. Please re-launch the game to continue. Malfunction voids all pays and play.
This game has a Return to Player of 90.49 % based on good playing strategy.