I will say that I just played a so called Medium Volatility slot , 5 reels, 50 lines, 96.1% TRTP.
played it for 25 spins and these were the returns, 20 cent stake per spin...
4c, 0, 6c, 4c, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2c, 0, 10c, 6c, 0, 18c, 0, 0, 2c, 0, 18c, 10c, 0, 12c, 4c, 0, 0..
0.96 returned from 5.00 staked. RTP 19.2%
notice that not a single spin returned 1x or higher.
yet the slot is allowed to play a winning sound any time you get a return of any kind...
there were a couple of dead spins that had a double scatter tease as well which slowed down the reels in anticipation.
wonder how many more spins it would need before it gave a miracle of 1x Bet...
it is really sad that these types of slots are being made.
Maybe all of the RTP is hidden in the free spins but if the base game is like this
who wants to play long enough to get the feature.