Best Paying Online Slots: Based on RTP % + Top Casinos

A very common misunderstanding of RTP concept

Being a former poker pro player, I am highly aware how even a fracture of percent may make a huge difference in the long run. RTP of online slots is measured in percentages, and it is usually somewhere 95-97.5% on average.

The difference of just 2.5% may seem insignificant and is not worth paying any attention at first glance. However, let me explain how the people who think in that way are wrong.

Slot A does have RTP of 97.5%

Slot B does have RTP of 95%

In fact the RTP of Slot A is 100% (or twice) higher than the RTP of slot B, not 2.5% better as some players may think. How so? Because slot B takes 5% of each your bet in the long run, whereas slot A just 2.5%. 5% is twice as much as 2.5% (or 100%).

Let’s also see what happens when you make 1,000 1 EUR bets in each of them: slot A (97.5%) and slot B (95%).

Turnover is going to be the same in both cases 1 EUR x 1,000 bets = 1,000 EUR, but the amount of money the slot game is going to get theoretically from the player is very different.

Slot B is going to get 2.5% or 25 EUR, whereas slot B is going to get 5% of turnover or 50 EUR. Let’s say you have deposited 50 EUR. In slot B your balance is going to be emptied (theoretically long term), and slot A will let you make another 1,000 spins.

I guess, you are starting to feel the difference and how huge it is. Playing slot A instead of slot B means twice more fun, and twice more opportunities to hit a really big win during these spins.

Why RTP should be the main parameter to look at

• The whole point to play at online casinos is to win obviously. RTP predicts exactly how much money you are going to win (actually to lose as the house always wins in the long run). Hence, RTP is the first parameter to look at when you are willing to grab a new video slot to try out.

• More wins means more fun for 99.99% of casino players. So playing high RTP slots is literally going to make your gambling experience might more exciting (even twice more as we have discovered in the previous chapter).

• It takes some time to win really big. High RTP slots may let to spin the reels twice more in comparison to their low RTP counterparts. This means that you may double your chances to win big playing high RTP slots.

• There is no compromise when it comes to high RTP slots. Whatever online slots you prefer: high or low volatile, modern looking or more classic 3rows x 3reels, with many bonus features or simple gameplay slots. Be sure you will be able to find high RTP games in any of these groups as there are thousands (10,000+) of online slots on the market.

Does “best paying” slot mean profitable?

To become profitable for casino players in the long run it would take for a slot game to have the RTP of at least 100%.

I have not come across an online slot having RTP of 100%, and there is a good reason for that. It would mean that an online casino and a casino player switch their roles, and a casino player would be able to make money playing slots. It does not make any sense from casinos’ perspective, I guess this statement does not need to be elaborated on.

On the other hand, I have definitely come across many shady articles claiming that some slots have RTP higher than 100%. Just know it is absolute garbage. Also you’d better not play at any casinos promoted at such websites as they are probably rogue as well.

How does RTP impact Volatility and Winning hit frequency

RTP is the most important parameter of any slot game, I guess nobody would argue. However there are also Volatility and Winning hit frequency which affect gaming experience in a big way. Let’s take a look how RTP influences Volatility and Hit frequency.

RTP’s impact on Volatility

There is no correlation nor causation between these two parameters. Both of them coexist pretty much independently. As a result, you can easily find online slots having different spectrum of volatility levels and having either high, medium or low RTP at the same time.

RTP’s impact on Winning hit frequency

There is no direct correlation nor causation between RTP and Winning hit frequency. However, it is fair to say that there is indirect correlation, at least to some degree. High RTP slots imply that they pay sometimes even twice better than low RTP slots. Consequently it should mean that Winning hit frequency in high RTP games must be if not twice greater, but at least a bit better. Otherwise it would be impossible to implement much higher payouts.

Where to learn RTP of online slots

The information regarding RTP of an online slot is disclosed by a software provider in 99%, in my experience. This happens because the absolute majority of gambling commissions around the world legally oblige slot producers to do so.

To know what RTP level a particular slot game has, you just need to visit its info section and scroll down a few pages if needed. Be sure that the info regarding RTP is somewhere there.

Conclusion

Hopefully I have managed to send my message clear enough. Anyway, let’s repeat one more time. If slot A has the RTP of 97%, and slot B has the RTP of 96%. The RTP of slot A is 25% higher than the RTP of slot B, not 1% as so many casino players mistakenly deem. This means 25% more fun and 25% more opportunities to win big, not just 1%.