Spotted something interesting today. I've had a pretty strong hunch playing Gladiator that the game varies in RTP from casino to casino. It becomes obvious after a while by the pattern used when the Gladiator bonus reveals it's prizes or the Colosseum bonus reveals the number of spins with scatters. There are patterns which you can easily start to predict. Some casinos have the same pattern, others a different one. With no set paytable on bonus features it's impossible to confirm but I have been 100% convinced for a while now that Gladiator in the Flash version of Bet365 has a significantly higher RTP than Gladiator at SEGA - the way the two bonus features work - just never been able to prove it.
But today I decided to test out the Flash version of Iron Man at Betfair, and then at Bet365 and noticed the paytable is different. When you look at the paytables, there are discrepencies all over it LOL (see pics below). Additionally, the number of free spins available in the bonus seemed to be more on Betfair than at Betfred. I've never seen the option for more than 19 (7+6+6) on BetFred but Betfair revealed 20 (8+7+5).
I assume therefore that Playtech operate like RTG and Wagerworks where a casino can choose a pre-configured paytable prior to installation. Until now it's never been that obvious, but now the paytables clearly vary, it means you might want to do a bit of research on your favourite games.
Because (unlike Wagerworks) Playtech don't publish RTP's I think this is a bit sneaky. If they did publish them, I would think it's actually a really good thing because it empowers the player. It also has an interesting side effect. It provides casinos with the chance to set certain games more competitively and use it in promotional materials, but I'm really surprised that they don't. An example, if you play IGT's Enchanted Unicorn, then two casinos have the RTP set to 97.39% whereas the others all have it set to 96.02%.
Cheers
Simmo!
But today I decided to test out the Flash version of Iron Man at Betfair, and then at Bet365 and noticed the paytable is different. When you look at the paytables, there are discrepencies all over it LOL (see pics below). Additionally, the number of free spins available in the bonus seemed to be more on Betfair than at Betfred. I've never seen the option for more than 19 (7+6+6) on BetFred but Betfair revealed 20 (8+7+5).
I assume therefore that Playtech operate like RTG and Wagerworks where a casino can choose a pre-configured paytable prior to installation. Until now it's never been that obvious, but now the paytables clearly vary, it means you might want to do a bit of research on your favourite games.
Because (unlike Wagerworks) Playtech don't publish RTP's I think this is a bit sneaky. If they did publish them, I would think it's actually a really good thing because it empowers the player. It also has an interesting side effect. It provides casinos with the chance to set certain games more competitively and use it in promotional materials, but I'm really surprised that they don't. An example, if you play IGT's Enchanted Unicorn, then two casinos have the RTP set to 97.39% whereas the others all have it set to 96.02%.
Cheers
Simmo!
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