Here in the pages of Flip The Switch we’ve advised why playing a higher denomination may be more beneficial to players in the long term. Today’s question looks at it from a slightly different perspective:
Is there a difference in the RTP (return to player) in regular casino floor games versus high limit room games?
Fletcher N.
Overall it’s less about where a machines is located, and more about the bet range and denomination a machine offers.
Historically, and in general, casinos will tend to set higher denomination options at a higher long term payback than those at a lower denomination. The reason is pretty simple – the bet ranges available mean a game will average higher bets per spin, and with a higher volume of money going through the machine, the amount needed per spin to be profitable isn’t as high as when smaller bets are being placed consistently on a machine.
High limit machines can be placed on the main floor, including oftentimes right outside the high limit room, and it’s safe to presume those will be configured similarly to the same game inside the high limit room. Being located in the high limit room itself wouldn’t make a difference.
But high limit machines with a range of higher denominations would be more likely to configured with a better long-term RTP. So if you have a bankroll that would see you playing bigger bets and you are considering choosing between a higher denomination and a lower denomination on a similar bet, the higher denomination machine would be a better choice over the long term.
The same goes if there’s a multi-denomination machine on the main floor starting at pennies and a higher denomination version starting at times. A $5 bet per spin on the higher denomination machine would be a better bet in the long term than on the lower denomination version.
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Does this recommendation factor in that some high limit machines, for instance $1M+ Grand Dragon Cash, are more volatile than their lower counterparts on the main floor. The RTP advantage could be more than offset, or so it seems to me. Any thoughts?
If someone’s playing Million Dollar Dragon Link they’re probably in a different class than someone looking at a $5 max bet pennies on Dragon Link vs. playing the standard high limit at dimes for $5, which is the general purpose/focus of this article. But the RTP is still likely higher on Million Dollar Dragon Link/Cash – it’s just a volatile game all around and a percentage of the payout goes into that million dollar prize, so a player needs to decide if that’s what they want to play or not in part on that basis (understanding those grands are not awarded all that often).