As a prospective or existing UK online casino player it is very important for you to trust the casino you are using as much as possible. UK casinos that publish certified payouts or casino payout percentages produced by an independent body should offer you the highest levels of assurance in their fairness and integrity. Read on and let us explain why this is the case.
WHAT IS A CASINO PAYOUT PERCENTAGE?
The average monthly casino payout percentage is a measure of the proportion of casino wagers that are paid back to the player as winnings. For example, if a UK casino publishes it's latest certified casino payout as 97.4%, this is the proportion of total wagers paid out to players as winnings. This UK casino therefore has a house edge of 2.6% for that month as an average across all of its casino games.WHO COMPILES THE MONTHLY CASINO REPORTS?
This is where we all gain a great deal of added assurance that the published casino payouts figures are trustworthy and well intentioned. Both Microgaming and Cryptologic (the two casino software suppliers for all our listed UK casinos) use PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as their independent accountants and it is PWC who examine the casino log files for a whole month to arrive at a payout percentage figure.Not only do these reports show our UK casino partners to be using one of the finest accounting firms in the world but also that their business practises and software are held open for scrutiny on a monthly basis. This has to be a good thing for all potential and existing UK casino players.
WHICH OF OUR LISTED CASINOS HAS THE LOWEST HOUSE EDGE?
As you would expect, the payout percentage fluctuates monthly. We have analysed all the available data from our UK casino partner websites relating to the first 6 months of 2004 to come up with the following findings:| Highest Casino Payout % Achieved In 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hill Casino | Jun | 98.42 |
| 2 | The Ritz Club | Apr | 98.35 |
| 3 | William Hill Casino | Apr | 98.18 |
| 4 | William Hill Casino | Feb | 98.13 |
| 5 | William Hill Casino | Mar | 97.94 |
| 6 | 32Red Casino | Mar | 97.81 |
| 7 | The Ritz Club | Feb | 97.76 |
| 8 | Platinum Play | Feb | 97.76 |
| 9 | Littlewoods Casino | Jun | 97.75 |
| 10 | William Hill Casino | Mar | 97.71 |
| Average Casino Payout % For 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hill Casino | 97.83 |
| 2 | Littlewoods Casino | 97.65 |
| 3 | Intercasino | 97.45 |
| 4 | Royal Vegas Casino | 97.44 |
| 5 | 32Red Casino | 97.43 |
| 6 | The Ritz Club Casino | 97.39 |
| 7 | The Gaming Club | 97.08 |
| 8 | Platinum Play Casino | 97.08 |
The above casino payouts are taken from the figures for "All Games" on the PWC reports. The reports do go into much finer detail giving payouts for Slots Games, Table Games, Poker Games and others but we feel that the average payout percentage across all the casino games is the best to use for our purposes.
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