Have you ever felt that online gaming was not enough, or that it lacks the "live" aspects of traditional land casinos? Or have you just simply missed the presence of a real dealer? Well, you're in luck! Enter what online casinos call "Live Dealer Gaming", the next level of real life gaming.
Now this is something that most online casinos have just introduced within the last few years, and is most commonly offered on table-based games like blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarats, and sic bo.
Live Dealer Gaming uses some very high tech elements to achieve this level of personal interaction, such as real-time live web-cam feeds (so players can see all the action live as it happens), accompanied by a real-life dealer who is there just for your gaming pleasure. Live chatting is almost always included to complement the experience, and you can even chat with the dealer.
We're talking the next best thing to being in the casino yourself! Live Dealer Gaming has also quickly become popular due to the fact that many people feel that it is a more trustworthy experience. You place your bets as you normally would, but the bets are resolved not by a Random Number Generator (RNG) in a game server, but by the spin of a physical roulette wheel or a real deck of cards, and you see the results live as they occur. In theory, this overcomes many people's distrust of RNG-based results which they feel could be manipulated by the server.
The theory is that being able to see results with your own eyes, is proof of the same objective and non-manipulated outcome that, for example, a live televised football game would have. These Live Dealer Games have become so popular that some online casinos post schedules, showing which dealer is dealing at what game and table and when, since players will naturally begin to pick favorites (ones they've had the most luck with, of course!). Hey, we gamers are a superstitious bunch and we like to stick with what works!
All you need for the Live Dealer Game experience is a working computer with at least a 56K connection to the Internet (the faster the connection, the better, since it will undoubtedly make the live web-cam feed more fluid), the downloaded software for the online casino that you choose to play with (some casinos even offer their Live Dealer Games through their web-based versions), and a bit of good luck to win some cash. Give it a try; I think you'll be amazed with what you can do from your own living room these days!
Our top live dealer casinos are:
Dublin Bet (non download live croupiers)
Ladbrokes Casino