All about Return to Player (RTP) / Your odds of winning in an online casino
In this reliable Online Casino Guide from the 100% reliable, Dutch online casino Goldrun Casino, the best online casino in the Netherlands, we tell you everything about your chances of winning in the (online) casino.
Your chances of winning depend on the house edge that a casino has. The house edge is the term used to mean, how much extra chance does a casino have of winning from you as a player? The house edge varies per casino game. That is why it is good to know which games you should play if you want to have a relatively higher chance of winning a large or smaller jackpot. Should you play online roulette, play online roulette or should you try your luck on online slots? Or is online baccarat (Punto Banco) the best idea? Read with me!
Why does a house edge exist?
Win money at the casino? Which can! But you can also lose your bet. The chance of losing your bet is slightly higher than the chance of winning. This difference is called the house edge. A casino must have a small advantage over the player, otherwise, a casino cannot exist. And then you cannot gamble legally and safely. It's a win-win situation, but it's certainly good to keep in mind. After all, you, as a player, want to beat the casino.
Why is the house edge now called Return to Player?
Both terms cover almost the same load. The English Return to Player, RTP, comes from online slots. Modern (online) slots are 'regulated' by an RNG, a Random Number Generator. That RNG, a tuned computer, randomly determines whether you get a winning spin or not. An RNG is tuned. How many winning spins may the slot give and how much money may be involved? That determines the Return to the Player. On an online slot that has an RTP of 99%, such as Book of 99 from Relax Gaming, you will usually have a higher chance of winning your game than on a slot that hovers around 95%. You should not play at all on slots with an RTP of less than 93%. Then you sell yourself short. Goldrun Casino strives to offer as many name online slots as possible that have an RTP of 97% or higher. For example, our exclusive in-house slot developer Holland Power Gaming, HPG, is committed to developing slots with an RTP of 97% or higher. The new, popular slots from HPG Double Gold Multiways, Lucky Queens, Aladdin and Blue Lagoon meet this requirement.
What exactly is the Return to Player, the RTP of an online slot?
If the Return to Player, the RTP, of an online slot is set to an RTP of 97%, such as that of the online slot Wild Cats from Holland Power Gaming. That means that theoretically, on average, measured over a very long playing period, so a gigantic number of spins, of every euro that is wagered on Wild Cats, 97 cents are paid out to all players on Wild Cats. That is not to say that you win exactly 97 cents every time, per spin. One spin is a bit or a bit more profitable, the other spin is a pity but alas. And the next spin can be a very nice prize. An RTP, the Return to Player, always indicates an average. At Goldrun Casino you can see the RTP of a slot immediately when you move your mouse over the slot you are considering playing. We are always honest with you.
Good to know: most online slots in online casinos payout (much) better than an average slot in a physical casino, such as a slot machine in Holland Casino. Winning in an online casino is usually easier than winning in a physical casino. Make sure that you play in a legal Dutch online casino. Illegal casinos are not all equally fair. You play best at our online casino, Goldrun Casino. We also have the best online casino bonus ready for you. Every day again.
Why do online slots often pay out better than physical slots?
That is a good question. Physical casinos such as the casinos in Las Vegas, or our own legal Holland Casinos (14 locations, from Holland Casino Leeuwarden to Holland Casino Breda), have large fixed costs. Staff, heating, security, rental of the premises, catering - think of the free snacks and the free snacks you sometimes get. Online casinos also incur enough costs, believe us, but running a physical casino is more expensive. As a result, we at Goldrun Casino can give you a better chance of winning.
Incidentally, your chances of winning in traditional (live) casino games such as live roulette and live blackjack are the same in almost every casino in the world.
What are my odds of winning traditional casino games?
The casino game with the best chance of winning is the card game blackjack. Blackjack has a best-case Return to Player, an RTP of 99.6%. The house edge – you know by now, the advantage of the casino over you as a player – is then only 0.4%. To get that high RTP, you have to play the right way, namely according to the basic blackjack strategy. If you don't play perfectly or if you occasionally make a mistake, the house edge will increase. So: the better you play blackjack, the higher your RTP.
The RTP of the baccarat card game can be as high as 98.94%. Baccarat has three betting options. Betting Odds Banker gives the best odds of winning with an RTP of 98.94%. Betting Odds Player has an RTP of 98.76%. Betting Chance Tie has an RTP of 85.64%.
Finally. Online Roulette. Roulette has a standard Return to Player, RTP, of 97.3%. That is, online roulette with one green zero, one zero, the roulette wheel. What you should never and never play is roulette with double zero. That roulette has an RTP of 94.74%.