Slot Machine RTP Optimization Using Variable Neighborhood Search

Table 1

Key literature contributions on RTP optimization.

Reference	Approach	Simulation	Special symbols	Runs	Games tested
This work	VNS	Monte Carlo	Yes	100,000 & 1,000,000	3
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[4]	GA(s)	Monte Carlo	No	100,000 or 1,000,000	1
[5]	DE	Monte Carlo	No	1,000,000	1
[6]	DDE and GA(s)	Full Cycle	Yes	All possible	1