RTP of slots in Portuguese Physical Casinos

Information on this subject is difficult to find, and perhaps impossible.

For online casinos the average RTP rate is usually around 95%. It is possible to find information about many online slots easily, as casinos use software like NetEnt and Playtech that publish this data. In land-based casinos it is difficult because many times the RTPs of the slots can be adjusted by the house. I would like to know if anyone knows about RTPs from Portuguese land-based casinos or if this information is available to the public somewhere.

Thanks

I'll try to ask among our testers from Portugal. Generally speaking, the RTP is usually lower and the minimum RTP is given by the local law, which can vary in every country.

Hello good afternoon, what you can do in the new slot machines in physical casinos, is to go to the menu that exists in most of them some say info, others say statistics, and we can see which prizes are paid and dates. In progressive slots you can get an idea of the dates and amounts of prizes paid up to that moment. Now I never found Rpt...

I thought! On the SRIJ website, a clause in a 2007 legal document related to automatic vending machines states that:

2 — Prize payment plans must ensure that at least 80% of the amounts played are returned in prizes to players.

So the minimum RTP that casinos can use by law on slots is 80% This doesn't mean it will always be that low. And it was also the only document I could find, so it's possible that this clause has been updated. But in the worst case, the house will hold 20 cents for every euro wagered on the slots.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Portugal I believe that casinos are obliged to pay taxes based on gross revenue and not just on profits. If that's the case, the slots will likely be set up with terrible RTP to make up for the high taxes they pay.

RTP 80%?!

I have some doubts, from experience in physical casinos....

Yes, they pay on gross income.

Real slot machines have lower RTP than online in any country in the world. For example, BitCasino video slots have an average RTP of 95% to 96%, which is now standard, but gambling laws require that real slot machines can only run at lower RTPs. .. This helps prevent gambling addiction and favors online casino operators.

Do you think it's set to more or less in practice? I must emphasize that the document I found on the SRIJ website is from 2008, and that it is possible that the clause has changed since that date. It is difficult to look for specific information in the documents on that site.

Even if it's 80%, there's sure to be variation from one slot to another, and there should be several games available with more favorable RTPs. For example, there are jackpots that occasionally enter a positive state for the player if the jackpot manages to reach a certain value. But without other information, an RTP of between 85-90% is common for slots in land-based casinos anywhere in the world, and it seems realistic to me.