Live tables are dealt by a person in a studio and streamed to your screen in real time. You place bets through the interface; the cards, the wheel and the shoe are physical objects on the other end. Same games as the software lobby, different rhythm.
How a Live Table Works
A studio room holds a table, a dealer and several cameras. Card values and wheel results are read automatically and mirrored into the interface, so your screen and the physical table stay in step. Betting opens for a fixed window between rounds, closes when the dealer calls it, and the result plays out on camera.
Nothing about the outcome happens on our side. The studio runs the table, deals the cards and reports the result; we carry the feed and settle your bet against it. That is the same division as in the software lobby, where the studio’s certified random number generator resolves each round — see games.
What Is on Offer
The live floor mirrors the classics: blackjack, roulette and baccarat make up most of it, with casino poker variants and presenter-led tables alongside. Studios including Evolution supply the rooms, and each runs several tables of the same game at different stake levels.
Seats fill quickly at popular stakes; many rooms allow betting behind another player’s hand when the table is full.
Mostly European wheels with a single zero. Count the zeros before betting — see table games.
The fastest game on the live floor, and the one where bet choice matters most: banker costs about 1.06%, the tie around 14%.
House-banked poker variants and presenter-led tables, where the paytable is the number to read first.
How Live Differs From Software
The rules and the odds are identical. Four practical things are not, and all four affect what an evening costs.
| What changes | Software table | Live table |
|---|---|---|
| Pace | You set it | The dealer sets it |
| Rounds per hour | Several times higher | Lower, by design |
| Minimum bet | Usually lower | Usually higher |
| Bonus weighting | Varies by game | Often counts least |
The pace difference is worth thinking about rather than skipping past. A house edge applies to every round, so the number of rounds played in an hour is what turns a small percentage into a real amount. A live table dealing more slowly is, quite literally, a cheaper hour at the same edge.
Live Games and Bonuses
If a bonus is active, live tables are usually the worst place to work through a wagering requirement: they commonly count at a low percentage or not at all. That is standard across the industry rather than something we invented, and the reason is simple — table games carry a much smaller edge than slots.
The weighting for each category is stated in the terms attached to every offer, and how the arithmetic works is explained on the bonus rules page. Worth checking before sitting down, not after.
What You Need
A live table is a video stream, so it wants a steadier connection than a slot does. A dropped connection mid-hand is resolved by the studio’s own rules, which generally means the round completes without you and settles against the bet already placed.
- A stable connection matters more than a fast one. Brief dropouts cause more trouble than modest bandwidth.
- Wi-Fi beats mobile data for a long session, mostly because it drops less often.
- Landscape on a phone gives the betting layout room to breathe — see playing on mobile.
- Betting windows are short. Decide before the window opens rather than during it.
18+ or the legal age where you live. Live tables carry the same house edge as their software versions.
Questions
- Are live games fairer than software ones?
- Neither is fairer. Software rounds are resolved by a certified random number generator on the studio’s side; live rounds are dealt physically in a studio. The odds of each game are the same in both formats.
- Why are live minimum bets higher?
- A live table costs far more to run than a piece of software — a dealer, a room, cameras and staff. The table minimum reflects that.
- What happens if my connection drops mid-hand?
- The round continues without you and settles against the bet already placed, following the studio’s published rules. Your balance updates when you reconnect.
- Can I clear a bonus on live tables?
- Usually not efficiently. Live and table games typically count at a reduced rate or not at all toward wagering. The weighting is listed in the terms of each offer.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Live tables run in the browser on desktop and mobile alike.