Guides

How the games work, with the real odds and returns from the games themselves.

• Hold & Spin explained: How a Hold & Spin round starts, how the three respins reset, what the coins are worth and how often the grid fills, with real figures.
• What does RTP mean?: RTP is the share of all money staked that a game pays back over the long run. What 96% means, what it does not mean, and the RTP of every OpalRove game.
• Jacks or Better 9/6: pay table and return: What "9/6" means in Jacks or Better video poker, the full pay table, why 5 coins matter and the hands to keep first.
• American roulette odds and the 0 and 00: Every American roulette bet with its payout, chance and return, why the five-number bet is the worst one, and how it compares with a single-zero wheel.
• Why the Banker bet pays a 5% commission: Banker wins 45.86% of hands to Player's 44.62%, so it pays even money less 5%. Returns: Banker 98.94%, Player 98.76%, Tie 85.64%.
• How Mines multipliers are worked out: Every Opal Mines multiplier is 0.97 divided by the chance of the safe tiles you have dug, so any cash-out point returns 97%. Tables for 1 to 24 mines.