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I get the car analogy but I do start to wonder if the RTP is focused on each individual player. If (as I've seen) I'm playing a slot on 3 different casinos, and the stake etc. moves with me between those, that indicates that the slot 'owner' knows my IP/cookie and, in theory, the RTP for me personally could go up and down depending on the outcomes of me playing that game before. Unless of course the RTP covers all players of that game (whatever casino has access to it) and there are just times that I'm unlucky (and vice-versa) depending on how it's been paying or on the take beforehand Overall, I was just intrigued on the actual mechanics of how all these games operate across different casinos but I guess there's no way we'll ever find out for sure!

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Those recommendations (Bitstarz & Winz.io) - I looked them both up and they get slated on sites like Thepogg? On my original post, discovered more, which is a bit worrying - I played the same slot (Esqueleto Explosivo 2) at different casinos (and different owners) and each time I went into the game, it brought up my stake amount I had finished on from the previous casino. To me that smells of the game itself knowing my IP address and is the game operator themselves who are controlling payout rates etc. Meaning: I play on that game on one casino and win. I go to another casino and the game knows I've won before, so could potentially reduce payout. The only reason I'm suspicious is because on both Hyper Casino and Casilando (different operators, which Thepogg shows as highly reputed), the stake stays the same as it was when I played the other. What do people think: 1. That an individual slot game has an overall RTP across all the casinos it's available on and regarldess of where we play it's going to pay out or not depending on everyone else who has played it across multiple casinos? or ... 2. The payout is independent on each casino it runs on? 3. Something else? To put that another way, if I bet £10 on a game and it pays out £500, it's the casino I'm on that pays out, not the overall game supplier. Just trying to work out how these things all work in the background.

Yeah - never believe those streamers. Got an interesting observation though (found by accident). Two of the casinos I use are by the same operator (L&L) and have the same games. I played a game on one and it wasn't going well. I had left the bet per spin on £7.50. Went to the other casino (same operator) and into the game and the starting spin was £7.50. So that showed me that the same operator runs the same 'game' across their different platforms. And yes, it was still ***** playing it on the other casino. Then I went to a different casino (another operator) and played the same game and it played differently.

Update on this - playing the same slot on a few different casinos past couple of days and it slaughtered me across the board! And I played it a LOT! Thinking further, we deposit into each casino so there's got to be some sort of 'control' that stops any one game paying too much. MAYBE that control is with the original slot operator who keeps to the RTP % but will have down periods where, regardless of where that slot is played, it'll hammer people.

Thanks everyone - I experimented further (chose casinos from ThePogg) and had two windows side by side in the same game (but on different casinos that had 10/10 ratings - both owned by the same group though). On one window the slot was totally dead (but had won in days before). On the other it was paying out well. In theory, if the game was loaded up from the game providers server to two casinos within the same group, you'd think it'd be more consistent. I guess the only people that really know the secrets of how it all works are either very well paid or bumped off if they leave lol.

This may be a rookie question, but hopefully someone has an answer ... Assuming the online casino is legit, what determines the slot payout? Is it the individual casino or the provider of the game? Example, I'm on online casino 1, playing slot A ... I could also be on online casino 2 playing the same slot ... Is that slot payout/RTP spread across all the different players on various different casinos, or is the RTP related solely to play on one casino? Logically, I'm paying £ to the casino I'm on, and they payout if I win, so I thought whether I win or lose depends on the overall players of that game on one casino ... but is that the case (is it linked to the overall payout of that game across multiple casinos that slot can be accessed from?). Sorry is this a daft question - I'm just trying to work out how things actually work in practice.

Hey, thanks - you'd think after playing online for 15 years, I'd have asked the question before but it's only become an issue since I registered with GAMSTOP, regretted it and am now stuck with the non-GAMSTOP ones. Maybe that's the issue - I could be using rogue casinos (which may explain why the payout differs so much). In an ideal world I'd pay a magic fairy to remove my details from GAMSTOP (mine doesn't expire until 2022) because then I'd at least feel that I was gambling within a more regulated environment. It'd be worth a sizeable fee to make that happen vs the losses racked up on what could well be rogue casinos.

For non-UK regulated casinos (i.e. not on Gamstop), I'm puzzled about payout rates (slots) that seem to be widely different. The casinos say that they have no control over the slots payouts, so what actually dictates that? Is the slot itself controlled outside the casino (centrally)? As an example, I've tested 2 non-GAMSTOP casinos, playing the same slots (various) on each in tandem at the same time (two screens). One pays out OK and the other is terrible. It's got to the point where it 'feels' like one of the casinos is somehow restricting payouts. I know they have ups and downs but I'd have thought the slots would play the same if they are centrally controlled (not influenced in any way)? Probably a rookie question about where the slots are actually 'hosted' (urls of them imply elsewhere) but any input would be welcome please?