VLT odds and payouts

Provinces publish payout as a long-run percentage of money wagered. It describes the whole network over time, not your next session¹.

Payout by province

Manitoba: games pay out a cumulative average of 93% of money wagered across the whole network¹.

Saskatchewan: standards require a payout between 90 and 93 per cent².

Newfoundland and Labrador: the regulations set a range of 80% to 96% of money accepted, over time³.

Prince Edward Island: the regulations (2014 consolidation) require games to pay out at least 80% of amounts wagered⁴.

Manitoba bets range from 5 cents to $2.50, with top prizes up to $2,500 depending on the game and the bet⁵.

Saskatchewan has no single top prize; each game's help screen shows the maximum win per spin⁶.

Quebec's 2016 plan listed a $2.50 maximum bet and prizes capped at $1,000; these may have changed⁷.

A payout percentage is a long-run average. In the short run anything can happen, and the odds favour the house⁸.