Which casino games pay out the most?

Here we will look at which casino games pay off the most for players, which in English is called payout. The payout is stated as a percentage, and the ratio of how much everyone won is divided by how much everyone played. That is, if everyone who played a particular game won in total then the payout/payout ratio on the game is 97%. The casino retains 3% of all money invested here, which is their income from casino operations.

These figures are usually determined by an independent third party, which checks whether the casino is operating fairly towards the players. Most often such analyses are done by an international company Technical Systems Testing (TST).

Here is some data from casino utan spelpaus, which covers 3 months in late 2010 and early 2011. Mainly offers games from Swedish supplier Net Entertainment.

In terms of these values, video poker is the type of game where you get most of your money back in winnings, albeit by a very small margin compared to other games.

Let's go ahead and look at some numbers from a casino using Playtech software. The classification here is a little different, so unfortunately it's hard to compare directly to the numbers above in a few cases. Examples of casinos using Playtech are Winner Casino and Bet365 Casino, but you can find more examples here: Playtech Casino.

Game Category
Payout
Slots - 95.02%
Table games -97.27%
Card games - 96.36%
Video poker - 99.97%
Poker games - 98.87%
Other games / fixed odds - 93.87%
Overall - 96.63%

Note that these payout values vary slightly from casino to casino, and this also includes live casino games (that is, casino games that you play with a real dealer that you see through a webcam).

In particular, this Playtech casino seems to have a lot of good video poker players because they pay out almost 100% of their bets, and their slots pay out a little less than, for example, Betsson.

Which casino games are the most profitable?

So what conclusions can be drawn from these numbers? Not surprisingly, no figure exceeds 100%, because then it would be impossible to run a casino business - something has to pay salaries and other operating costs.

In addition, we can state that slots, which are probably the most popular games, are generally not that bad in terms of payouts and are good for those who don't want to learn a lot of rules to be able to play. If, on the other hand, you are ready to learn how to play blackjack optimally, this is an even better choice, and if you play perfectly, there is very little casino advantage.

If you are very serious and want to play with the highest possible payout, video poker will suit you, but unlike slot machines, you must also learn to play in the best possible way. So don't miss our articles on video poker strategy, such as Jacks or Better Strategy.

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