Live Casino Guide — How Live Games Work

What makes a game live

Live casino games are filmed from a studio or land-based casino floor and streamed to players in real time. A live dealer draws real cards, spins a real roulette wheel, or operates a real game show set. The randomness comes from physical processes rather than software — although the broadcast and betting interface are digital.

The main game types

Live blackjack puts you at a table with a dealer and up to six other player seats. Live roulette uses a real European or American wheel. Live baccarat deals cards from a physical shoe. Game shows — Crazy Time, Lightning Roulette, Monopoly Live — use a large spinning wheel as the base game, with bonus rounds that can pay multiplied amounts.

Interaction and atmosphere

Most live games have a chat window where you can communicate with the dealer. The theatre of a game show host matters to many players — it is part of the product, even if it has no effect on the mathematical outcome.

RTP in live games

Live game RTPs are published and in most cases independently audited. Roulette variants that add multipliers (Lightning Roulette) have a slightly lower base RTP than standard European roulette because the multiplier potential is funded by reducing the probability of standard wins. The published RTP accounts for this.