Redistribution Rates.

You may have come across the term ‘redistribution rate' before, not quite understanding what it means, but realising nonetheless, its importance when it comes to gambling in licensed premises.

The ‘redistribution rate' is the percentage of earnings that the casino passes back to its players, and which, in reality, corresponds to the percentage of total gains the casino receives from all its players in a particular period. From the moment that you enter a new online casino, in order to know their redistribution rate, you need simply to look at the bottom of the home page, or in their section referring to the equitability of their games.

In practice, if the redistribution rate of an online casino is at 97%, then this means that 97% of all the money they receive from punters is returned to the said punters, with the casino benefiting from 3% of all money played. It must also be added, that some casino games will have a redistribution rate over 100% during a specific period, usually the times when you win the lost money, inversely, some casino games will have a lower redistribution rate that that which is stated on their website as the average, this happens if that particular game has not been played to the degree that the casino had anticipated.

In comparison with terrestrial casinos, online casinos have a higher redistribution rate, usually between 96% and 99%; this is because terrestrial casinos have more overheads to cover, such as the provision of refreshments, not to mention rent. Additionally, redistribution rates vary from online casino to online casino, and from one game to another, which has nothing to do with the software platform, or the cost of the licence, but possibly a little to do with greed!

The redistribution rates are controlled by private companies, which ensure that the overall punter receives the amount that is advertised on the site. These private companies are reputable, there findings are rarely contested and they receive very little criticism, but they do make a thorough job of it. All serious casinos will ensure that they have the correct licences and certifications in order to ensure that their customers have confidence in the games that they are playing and the fairness of the casino- if they did not do this, they would quickly go out of business.