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- Live game shows usually set RTP per bet spot rather than per game, so one title can carry several official figures, and the provider's own rules are the safest source.
- Pay by phone and open banking are taking ground from card deposits, while the Fast Withdrawal and Pragmatic Play guides have both been rebuilt this week.
- The next test is withdrawals: if open banking can match the instant payouts already at the top of the fast withdrawal list, card deposits could lose their default status for good.
This week's focus at UK casino sites has been how players bet and pay, with two news pieces and two major guide rebuilds.
Feedback sessions with OLBG members kept coming back to two questions: what RTP figures actually mean on live game shows, and how quickly money moves in and out.
Everything I published this week was built around answering those.
My View
My first news piece this week looked at why a single live game show can list several different RTP figures at once.
On most live game shows, RTP is set per bet spot rather than per game, so a base number, a multiplier segment and a bonus round can each pay back a different amount over time.
The safest place to check those figures is always the provider's own official game rules, not third-party listings.
You can read the full RTP explainer here, and see where to play the biggest titles in my guide to the best live game show casinos.
My second piece looked at why more members are moving away from typing card numbers into gambling sites.
Pay by phone and open banking have both grown as deposit options, mainly because they're quick and keep card details off the casino site.
The catch is that winnings can't be withdrawn to a phone bill, so pay by phone players always need a second method to cash out.
Elsewhere I've refreshed my fast withdrawal casinos guide, with Los Vegas now my top pick for quick payouts.
The under 1 hour section has also been tightened, and now focuses on six casinos: Los Vegas, Midnite, MrQ, All British, Casushi and Buzz.
My Pragmatic Play casinos guide has been rebuilt around the provider's live roulette, blackjack, baccarat and game show tables.
Midnite comes out on top for its customised Pragmatic blackjack and roulette tables, with Los Vegas best for roulette and LiveScore Bet best for blackjack.
There are also new sections on how I test each live lobby and how Pragmatic Play compares with Evolution.
