{"id":5199,"date":"2019-08-05T23:29:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T03:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=5199"},"modified":"2019-09-01T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T03:49:51","slug":"slot-machine-rtp-undetectable-most-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/slot-machine-rtp-undetectable-most-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot Machine RTP Is Undetectable by Most Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Return to player (RTP) is an important concept in slots. Slot machine RTP determines how much a game will pay back in the long run.<\/p>\n

For example, a slot with 96% payback will deliver 96 cents for every dollar wagered.<\/p>\n

High RTP means that you have a stronger chance to win. Therefore, you figure to benefit by knowing slots payout percentages.<\/p>\n

But a new study reveals that the average gambler can’t even detect slot machine RTP. I’ll explain more on this study below.<\/p>\n

UNLV Study Reveals that Most Players Don’t Really Know RTP<\/H2><\/p>\n

Anthony Lucas, a professor at UNLV’s Hospitality College, has discovered that payout percentages mean little to the average player.<\/p>\n

He and colleague Katherine Splide (San Diego State U.) performed research<\/a> in casinos across the world. They found subjects in Australia, Mexico, and US for their studies.<\/p>\n

Their findings indicate that most players aren’t aware of slot machine RTP. Instead, these gamblers just play for the action and hope to win.<\/p>\n

What Do These Findings on Slot Machine RTP Indicate?<\/H2><\/p>\n

Lucas now believes that casinos don’t have to worry so much about high RTP when offering games.<\/p>\n

The prevailing wisdom is that higher payback leads to more play. Therefore, casinos commonly offer solid RTP to keep players coming back.<\/p>\n

But if they don’t care about payback in the first place, then they’ll gamble no matter what.<\/p>\n

Is This Study Bad for Players?<\/H2><\/p>\n

Lucas’ study mostly seems to benefit casinos. After all, some might be motivated to offer games with lower payback as a result.<\/p>\n

Players, on the other hand, won’t benefit from this information. They’ll lose more money on average with lower RTP.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping that casinos don’t go through with the notion of lowering payout percentages. After all, slot machines are already tough enough to beat as it stands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Return to player (RTP) is an important concept in slots. Slot machine RTP determines how much a game will pay back in the long run. For example, a slot with 96% payback will deliver 96 cents for every dollar wagered. High RTP means that you have a stronger chance to win. Therefore, you figure to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5199"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5206,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199\/revisions\/5206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}