Thursday, 14 August 2008

Payout Percentages

For Casinoonline.co.uk

Most, if not all, online casinos are regularly audited by independent organisations that check their payouts and also whether or not the casino can be considered as ‘fair’. When checking if a casino has been independently audited, you should always look out for the ‘eCogra’ symbol, as this non-profit company are the most popular when it comes to payout reports. However, there are other online casino auditors, including Gaming Associates, who consider themselves “industry leading experts”. If you keep an eye out for information on payout percentages, you will soon find that the majority of online casinos feature auditing reports by either of these two organisations.

It is important to note that these payout figures may not be what you receive when you put your money through these games. Instead, they should act as a rough guideline to what to expect from each casino; after all, these figures don’t take into account your own skill, the time played and your betting average. They are still an important factor in choosing a casino, however, and it makes sense to understand what they mean and how this will affect your gameplay.

In 2005, the UK Gambling commission proposed that games such as slots machines that feature a jackpot of £1,000 and above must have a payout percentage rate of 80%. Most online casinos offer almost 20% more than this, however, meaning that any that offer the gambling commission's minimum rate are far from competitive, and are perhaps not worth playing at...

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