- Joined
- Mar 10, 2006
- Location
- Isle of Man, Macau or Vegas
Yes, I agree, it takes a couple of minutes to check, so you should never assume. However, I have spent a lot of time looking over lots of publicly available RTP's and in general they are higher online than in land-based. Not all, but most.
I have also seen lots of examples where different online casinos can have slight changes in RTP on the same slot. Some slot manufacturers allow a bit of variation in the RTP a casino can offer.
Not saying it doesn't happen, but none of the online providers I've worked for allow individual casinos to change their RTP (as they want to ensure a consistent gaming experience regardless of where the game is played).
I've also worked for a land-based provider in Vegas & yes, they allow casinos to vary the payouts of their slots (dependent on the category of the machine & if it works off a centralised server (e.g. linked progressives), or if the game is fully self contained (commonly called 'Class III' games)).
Consideration also needs to be given to whether what is being reported / reviewed is theoretical, or actual RTP. (If the latter, then it would lead to further questions (e.g. number of spins recorded to produce the results)).
I have seen sites rounding-up the stats they display too. (E.g. Instead of stating 97.55%, they could state 97.6%).
I can see there's going to be some pretty 'heavy' conversations being had at the Meister Meet-Up