Im honestly impressed with many people on here. Some hugely well thought out posts.
One thing I want to say – for the record – as TTR brought it up – I dont want VS out of the UK market. I reported them to the MGA. As I believe that what they did is morally wrong, going to borderline illegal. I use borderline there on purpose, as Im not sure at this point. I do not live in the UK, though I am British. I will return one day, depends on brexit first of all. I live and work in Malta. My player accounts are either cross UKGC/MGA or sole MGA accounts.
Even more fun – the casino group I work for, we do not hold a UK licence. We have no stake in this game. We hold MGA, Curacao, and soon Spain/Denmark and Germany/Holland if we decide to go for it. I know about the UK licence as, to be honest, im good at my job. Its a market that affects all other markets, and knowledge is key in what I do, especially when it comes to heading a business unit primarily in casino creation and management. Clients want to take UK players at times, i strongly advise not to. (No offence, but mathematically its close to break-even almost depending on your bonus terms, and strict AML/Bonus abuse policies).
As for helping players – Ill do that all day every day. I was first a player. I still am. I expect the same treatment as everyone. I dont get bonuses given to me. I would play and want the RTP to stay the same ont he sites I play it. Thats a fair assessment and conclusion for me to make.
The part I most care about – if VS do this, and others follow, it taints the whole market. People go to seedier casinos with no licence, or illegal gambling, god knows what. You can advertise 101% RTP and not pay players easily. Im doing this not just for players but also the marketplace that I work in. If someone is selling knock-off Prada on a market stall, outside of Prada building, they are gonna say something,
The argument on RTP is insane to continue. Anyone who chooses 94% over 96% is just… well insane, unless they get cashback to a level that benefits them.
To be fair to TTR his points on Pokerstars are valid. I read a thesis by my current girlfriend, who is a former maths teacher, sponsored poker pro for grosvenor, and bit of a maths wizard, on RNGs and Pokerstars mixed with game theory. This is outdated, and i am incorrect. Pokerstars does now use Quantum tech, with the level of RNG being significantly better than in the past. So im wrong there. Should have checked. Spent an hour reading about maths today though so I feel i took some punishment.
