The question is often asked - is there a difference between playing in demo mode (fun) or when you play for real money? Of course there is.
1) The purpose of the demo mode is to show the player various game situations embedded in the slot machine. Therefore, "demo" is always more loyal.
2) When playing on FANTiki, the casino does not have the task of killing the player's credit, so the adaptive is outside the game and the player receives a clean RNG.
3) Penny games can be equated to fun games, but they carry much more information for developing strategies than a demo game or analysis of someone else's "dead" statistics, because they contain an active adaptive component.
Hard and soft data.
The outcome of a REAL session scenario is something of absolute importance to the player. If the stakes are large, the player will act completely differently than when the stakes are symbolic. A serious player in a penny game will act rather relaxed, and a penny player in a serious game will most likely panic.
Reliable information about casino reactions can only be obtained in real money, high-stakes situations, and such situations are not available to theorists under normal conditions. There is only one way to answer the question: "Can you cover a grenade on the battlefield to save your comrades?" This can only be tested existentially, on the battlefield. An artificially created situation or reasoning on this topic proves nothing.
Data for casino game analysis and strategy development have degrees of "hardness". It is necessary to take into account different criteria and their influence: statistical, logical, intuitive, introspective, experimental, independently coincident, etc.
When developing, you need to rely on solid data.