RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is the percentage of all the money spent on an online pokie by gamblers over a long period that will be paid back to the players in their winnings. For instance, the RTP of NetEnt’s Blood Suckers is 98%. It means that if after online players have made about a million spins (or even more) at that pokie and spent, for example, $100,000, the casino will have to pay out $98,000 overall (as a couple of huge jackpots or many smaller prizes, doesn’t matter) and keep the rest of the profit – $2,000.
However, it is wrong to assume that when you spend $100 on one pokie game, you are bound to receive $98 back at the end of the gambling session. RTPs are calculated over a long time period, and the amount is shared among a great number of online gamblers. Taking all that into account, we believe that the difference between 97% and 98% for a single game at online pokies for one person will not be that crucial.