This is a very common question asked, and it makes sense; you see a slot game pays out regularly over its lifetime… and naturally, you think that’s a better slot to play than one with a lower RTP. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple – and sometimes, it can be worth playing a game with an RTP percentage a couple decimal points lower than another, purely because the win-potential in the lower-RTP version is so much higher.
It’s also worth noting that high-variance slots generally have a lower RTP percentage than low-variance games – and while this does, over the long-run, of course, prove detrimental to you as a player, you really shouldn’t pay too much attention to the percentage.
As a general rule of thumb, you should not’ play a slot with an RTP of less than 92% (and even then, that’s very low) – and thankfully, when you’re playing online, it’s rarely a problem, as most online slots are 94% or higher.