I sometimes wonder if casinos like Stake play their own games and what they think of the influence it has on their players? I have been with Stake.com since it started.... and I can tell you, the RTP is bad now.
In the beginning they had only a few games, but they added third party Slots and a Sport betting side... and it was fun to gamble there, because people won jackpots regularly and you could play for hours with a small amount of money.
These days, you put a Slot in "auto bet" and watch the balance going down very quickly.... what is the fun in that? The games are supposed to entertain you.... not just drain your money in a few minutes, even if you are betting the minimum bet.
I think they should focus more on improving the RTP and reducing the marketing budget, because casinos can acquire only so much new people.... until the market are tapped. ( A good RTP retain the gamblers that are there... )
You are right, but also understand that this is your personal opinion, not the opinion of the general public, I personally on some occasions after experiencing unexpected losses, I began wondering if the game I played was not rigged, I sat a while and monitored the betting log of the game and some other games as well, and I saw that there are several players playing and winning really big, this made me conclude that my loss must have been due to me myself being unlucky at that moment.
It is very easy for gamblers to assume the RTP of a casino is very bad when they are losing, or have lost on some occasions, but its important for us to also try to consider the importance of luck In every winning, luck is not something we gamblers experience every day.
Don't misunderstand me though, I sure into your opinion, since I myself have experience alot of unexpected losses while playing on stake, but let's also consider that, a lot of other gamblers are playing and winning really good amount of money from the same casino, so it's very possible that the loss experienced might be as a result of luck on being on our side, not exactly that the casino's RTP is bad.
Just my opinion.