RTP, or “return to player,” is a statistic that measures the percentage of times a player is rewarded with money for a certain number of hands played. In blackjack, RTP is used to determine if the house edge is worth playing for.
In a traditional game of blackjack, the house edge is about 2 percent. This means that for every 100 hands played, the house will earn 2 percent of the money wagered.
However, if RTP is higher than the house edge, then it is more profitable to play. .
Theoretically, if RTP is 100 percent and the house edge is 2 percent, then each hand should be rewarded with 4 cents. However, in practice, RTP usually falls short of this goal because players tend to card count and tilt.
Card counting is the act of counting cards in order to know what cards are likely to be played next. Tilting is when a player intentionally plays poor cards in order to improve their chances of winning.
When RTP falls short of 100 percent, it indicates that players are not really benefiting from playing at the table and should probably move on. In general, casinos prefer RTPs above 95 percent because it indicates that players are making more money than they are losing and that the game has enough swing for them to benefit.
