The concept of Average Daily Theoretical (ADT), a calculation of your expected losses on a given day based on how much you play and what you play, can yield questions pretty regularly as players hope to understand how to maximize their benefit. Here’s one:
So I hear that ADT when playing slots is based on the return to player [RTP] percentage of the slot, the average bet, and the number of hours played. No one seems to talk about how quickly the button is pressed. Is this important? If I press the button 300 times an hour will I be rated better than if I press the button 100 times an hour, assuming I’m playing the same slot?
Norm L.
This is a great question Norm. You’re absolutely correct that if you’re doing more spins, the ADT will reflect that in the calculation.
When talking about “number of hours played,” there’s usually a calculation of how many spins or hands or whatnot per hour taking place. Oftentimes on tables that calculation is an estimate – the number of actual hands being played isn’t necessarily being counted, but instead based on an average.
Similarly, average bet on tables is based on what the pit boss puts in based on what they observe when they’re walking around and checking the bets. (This can oftentimes lead to an inaccurate rating for a variety of reasons, but the imperfect system is the system we have.)
With slots, however, the data is real time and (mostly) complete – it’s counting exactly how many spins, and what you’re wagering. So it also doesn’t need to rely on averages because it knows exactly how much was wagered, and what the slot’s expected RTP of the machine.
So in the case of slots, it will know the difference between the 100 and 300 spins in the fact that it’s adding up the total amount of the wagers, not using an average or an estimate. The only time where this breaks down is when the card reader isn’t operational or times out, but players can and should keep an eye on that to ensure all of their play is recorded.
Time on device still matters, because when it’s time to set up the offers, the casino is more interested in a player who wagers $500, $1 at a time on a high house edge slot vs. a one time, double or nothing $500 wager on red on a comparatively lower house edge game like Roulette. But that’s not really necessary for the ADT calculation itself, although it will, along with ADT, often factor into offers.
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