How to check which RTP setting your casino runs on any slot
By Slot Numbers
Every slot page on this site shows the provider’s published RTP. None of them can show what your casino runs, because the casino chooses among the provider’s settings when it integrates the game, and that choice is visible in exactly one place: the information panel inside the game. This guide is the two-minute routine for reading it, and what to do with what you find.
Step by step
- Open the game at the casino. Use the demo version if the casino offers one; it normally runs the same setting as real money and costs nothing to open.
- Find the information panel. Look for an “i”, a ”?” or a menu icon inside the game frame, usually in a corner or in the bottom bar. On mobile it may be behind a three-line menu.
- Find the return figure. It is labelled RTP, return to player, theoretical return or theoretical payout, and it is often on the first or last page of the rules. Some games list a separate figure for bought bonuses.
- Write it down and compare. Open the slot’s page on this site and compare the casino’s figure with the provider’s published figure or settings.
- Decide. If the figures match, the casino runs the full setting. If the casino’s figure is lower, it runs a reduced setting, and you know by how much.
Do this once per game per casino. The setting does not change spin by spin, and it does not change because you are winning.
What we found when we checked
We checked two Hacksaw games at Spinsino with our own account. Both ran a reduced setting:
- Wanted Dead or a Wild: 94.55% (the provider’s top is 96.38%). That is 1.83 points lower, or about €18 more per €1,000 wagered on average. Checked 28 Oct 2026.
- Le Bandit: 94.23% (the provider’s top is 96.34%). That is 2.11 points lower, or about €21 more per €1,000. Checked 2 Nov 2026.
Neither is an error. Both are settings Hacksaw publishes. But two out of two games sat below the top, and nothing in the lobby said so.
What you will find, by provider
Providers publish their settings differently, which changes what a match looks like.
Hacksaw Gaming lists every setting. Wanted Dead or a Wild is published at 96.38%, 94.55%, 92.33% and 88.42%. Whatever the casino shows will be one of those four. Finding 92.33% is not an error; it is the casino’s choice, and it costs about €40 more per €1,000 wagered than the top setting.
ELK Studios publishes a range. Pirots 5 is published as 87.0% to 96.0%, depending on market and operator. The casino’s figure will sit somewhere in that range. The top of it is the number to hope for; the bottom costs €90 more per €1,000.
Pragmatic Play and NetEnt publish one figure. Gates of Olympus is published at 96.50% and Dead or Alive at 96.82%. Both providers offer casinos lower settings as well, but do not list them on their game pages. If the casino shows the published figure, it runs the full setting. If it shows something lower, that is the reduced setting, and the game page alone would not have told you it existed.
When the numbers differ
A lower figure at the casino is not a fault in the game or on this site. It is information. Three things follow from it.
It tells you the long-run cost of that game at that casino, which the RTP guide converts into money: each percentage point is €10 per €1,000 wagered.
It tells you something about the casino. An operator that runs reduced settings on one game often runs them on others from the same provider, so a second check on a different title is worth the minute.
It tells you where RTP matters. For a long session on a steady game, or for working through bonus wagering, the setting is most of what decides your cost, and a reduced setting is a reason to play the same game elsewhere. For a short, high-volatility session the setting matters less than the game’s shape; the volatility guide covers that trade-off.
What the panel will not tell you
The panel shows the return figure for the setting in use. It does not show which other settings exist, how long the casino has run this one, or whether it differs by market. For those, the provider’s page and our slot pages are the reference. And it does not show hit frequency or max win unless the provider includes them; our slot pages carry the provider’s published values where they exist.
One habit covers all of it: before you play a game for real money somewhere new, open the panel, read the figure, and compare it with the provider’s. It takes less time than the first spin.
Questions people ask
Where is the RTP shown in a slot?
In the game's information or help panel, opened from an 'i', '?' or menu icon inside the game frame. It is usually on the first or last page of the rules, labelled RTP, return to player or theoretical return.
Can I check without depositing?
Usually. The demo version of a game at a casino normally runs the same setting as the real-money version, and its information panel shows the same figure. The demo on this site is the provider's and shows the provider's default, not any casino's choice.
The casino shows a lower number than your slot page. Is that an error?
No, that is the point of checking. Our slot pages show the provider's published figure or settings. A lower number in the game means the casino chose a reduced setting. Both are correct; they describe different things.
Does the setting change between visits?
It can. A casino can switch a game to a different certified setting. It cannot change it during your session, and it cannot set a value the provider has not certified.