Canada · English 
New Zealand · English 
Ireland · English 
Danmark · Dansk RTP is a theoretical long-run measure
Return to player describes the proportion of total stakes a game’s mathematical design returns as prizes over a very large amount of play. It is not the percentage of your deposit you should expect back in one visit. The Gambling Commission’s technical explanation makes that distinction; the source explains the concept, not US state authorization.
A simple example
Suppose a hypothetical configuration has 96% theoretical RTP. The corresponding theoretical house edge is 4%, calculated as 100% minus 96%. Across $1,000 of total stakes, multiplying by that edge gives $40 as a mathematical long-run expectation. That is not a quote for a session’s cost: a particular sequence can lose the whole session budget or produce a win.
Total stakes also differ from a deposit. Replaying a $10 balance several times can generate much more than $10 in turnover. Keep those quantities separate when reading a promotional playthrough condition or a statement about theoretical returns.
Volatility describes variation
Two game designs can have the same RTP while distributing outcomes differently. One might deliver more small prizes; another might concentrate more of its return into rarer, larger prizes. A higher-volatility description is not a promise of a large win. The Commission’s performance-monitoring guide explains why volatility affects how much observed results can vary.
Check the actual configuration
Read the current game’s paytable and help screen. A title can exist in more than one configuration, and a catalog may not identify the exact version used by an external operator. If we do not have a supported RTP for the version shown, we leave the number out rather than copying an attractive figure from elsewhere.
What a demo can show
A demo can help you understand the controls and rules. A few practice spins cannot measure a long-run RTP or establish what will happen with a cash balance. No staking system turns the published RTP into a guaranteed personal return.