In brief

Golden Empire’s published RTP rose from 95.04% to 96.44%, then later returned to its earlier setting. Genie Fortune also increased in the recorded changes. On an illustrative stake of 100 units, the gap between Golden Empire’s two published settings represents 1.4 units in theoretical long-term return.

The figures describe settings shown in BATEU BET’s lobby at the time of each check. They are not a prediction of an individual game session or a promise of a particular outcome.

What happened

RTP Index recorded the values directly from BATEU BET’s lobby before a game session began. Brazilian gambling rules require the operator to display the RTP at that stage. Each changed value became a separate observation in our records.

We keep the earlier observation rather than replacing it. Every stored entry retains the raw response that produced it, so the history shows the order of the published changes. Golden Empire is the clearest example: its lobby setting first rose and later reverted.

How to check it yourself

Open the BATEU BET lobby before starting a game session and find the RTP label in the game information. Compare the displayed label with the game’s entries in RTP Index history. Check the title carefully, because similar game names can lead to the wrong comparison.

The useful comparison is between observations for the same game, not between unrelated titles. A current lobby label tells you what BATEU BET displays at that moment. The stored history tells you whether that displayed setting has previously moved.

What the RTP Index newsroom thinks

Our position is simple: players should treat RTP as a time-stamped lobby setting, not as a fixed trait of a game. Golden Empire’s reversal makes that practical point better than a single current label ever could.

We think the historical record should be the default reference when a player wants context for a displayed RTP. It preserves the previous setting alongside the new one and makes changes visible. Our records show what BATEU BET published, but they do not explain why the values changed.