Live casino games are card and wheel games run by a real dealer in a studio and streamed to your screen in real time. You place bets through an interface on your device, and the result comes from the physical game in front of the dealer. This page explains the common live formats, how they differ from the computer versions of the same games, and what to check before you join a table at LottoGo.
Common live casino variants
Live casino usually covers a few families of game. The most widespread are live blackjack, live roulette, live baccarat and live poker, where players sit at a virtual table and act in turn. Game shows are another format. A host runs a wheel or board, often with bonus rounds, and these shows tend to have their own rules and pay tables.
The same game can come in different versions. Roulette is played either as European, with one zero and 37 pockets, or as American, with a zero and a double zero and 38 pockets. A single-number bet pays the same on both wheels, so the American wheel gives the house a larger edge. Blackjack tables differ in the dealer's rule on soft 17, the number of decks and the payout for a blackjack.
Before you play, check which tables LottoGo offers in its live section, since the range can change, and read the rules shown for each table you are considering.
How the main live games work
In live blackjack, you aim to finish with a hand closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. Number cards count at face value, picture cards count as ten and an ace counts as one or eleven. If your hand goes over 21, you lose that bet. The dealer follows fixed draw rules that are shown on the table.
In live roulette, you place chips on single numbers, groups of numbers, colours, or odd or even. The dealer spins the wheel, and the ball settles in one pocket. Each bet pays a fixed multiple of the stake, and the payout is shown on the table layout.
In live baccarat, you bet on the player hand, the banker hand or a tie. Hands are dealt by fixed rules, and the total is counted from the last digit only, so a total of 15 counts as 5.
Each game also has its own return to player figure. It depends on the rules and the version the table runs, so look at the information shown for the game before you join, rather than relying on general figures.
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Live tables and computer versions
A computer version of a game uses a random number generator to produce each result on your device. A live version uses a real deck, wheel or shoe, and the dealer's play is shown on video. For the same rules, the return is usually the same. What differs is the pace, the social feel of the table and sometimes the limits. Live rounds are slower, because each round waits for the dealer and the other players.
Game shows differ more. The host, the camera angles and the bonus rounds make each show a different experience from a standard table. The result is still random, so the pay table is the part worth reading before you bet.
Practical tips before you play
Read the rules and the pay table of the game you pick, and check the table limits before you sit down. Set a budget before the first round and a time limit for the session, and stop when you reach either one. Choose a stake you are comfortable losing.
No betting system changes the outcome. Systems such as Martingale double the stake after each loss, which only increases the amount you can lose; each round is independent of the last. Live games move quickly, so keep the pace within your plan.
When you are ready, you can visit LottoGo and check the live section there. If play stops feeling like entertainment, the safer gambling page lists the tools available. Live tables need a steady connection, so if you play on a phone, see the mobile version page.
