What is Game Speed?

Game speed is how many rounds, spins or hands a game completes in a given period, and it is the multiplier that turns a house edge into an actual amount of money. The cost of a session is roughly the stake per round multiplied by the number of rounds played and again by the house edge, so two players betting the same amount on the same game can lose very different sums simply because one plays twice as fast. Speed varies by format: live dealer tables run slowly because a person deals the cards, while software-driven slots, speed variants and turbo settings resolve rounds in seconds. Research consistently links faster games to spending that is harder to track, which is why reality checks, session limits and speed restrictions exist.