888 Live Casino Review

One of the biggest, baddest and oldest kids on the online gambling block, 888 Casino has been around since 1997! No mean feat in the fast moving online gambling world. They have one of the best private table selections of any online casino and have gone to town with the global language and banking options available. Although it doesn’t have the best reputation for customer service, 888 is licenced by the Gaming Authority of Malta and the Gambling Commission of Great Britain, so everything really should be above board.

To start with – the obvious thing about 888 is that they have a tonne of custom live casino rooms available. This means many of these titles are unique to 888. You won’t find a room full of nothing but the Evolution Gaming standards, as you might find at other casinos. Different hosts, a different studio and exclusive bonuses make 888’s live section well worth a visit.

They also recently added a pit boss, who moves between the live tables ensuring everything is running smoothly, offering advice and, most importantly, the odd limited time bonus! This is a totally unique idea for an online casino, as far as we know, and is pretty interesting as an experience let alone the offers he brings. Gamblers at 888 can also visit the exclusive 888 Casino Live Lounge, which is another immersive experience you won’t find anywhere else!

Localisation/Native Tables

888 has one of the most impressive localisation efforts we’ve seen at any online casino, with 16 different languages available for their main site and a few regional specific English options as well. The full list is: German, French, Norwegian, Thai, Russian, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Finnish and Danish. Quite a collection! Also on offer are Spanish, Italian, German, Turkish, Swedish, Danish and Russian roulette (not that kind) tables – allowing customers across Europe to feel right at home. Also available is Evolution’s rarer Punto Banco baccarat table with a live Italian speaking dealer, which is a nice option to see for Italian baccarat fans.

Private Tables

Well, at 888 you get a lot of private tables in their live casino.  Whether you prefer it like that is up to you, but you can’t deny the opportunity for exclusive bonuses and innovations such as the live pit boss. Each of the main games (baccarat, poker, roulette and blackjack) have their own private 888 tables with branding and exclusive offers.

Mobile

Around half of 888’s games are available for mobile play in their dedicated apps for both iOS and Android. Live Casino players though will be happy to note that almost all the games from this section made the mobile cut, except for blackjack party – the low stakes version of the casino classic. Both the apps run smoothly and are pretty well designed, although a preview box for each game would be useful so you can see more information about the game before you start it. All bonuses, including 888’s trademark £88 bonuses are eligible for play on mobile as well!

All the usual (PaySafe Cards, Skrill, Netteller, Visa, MasterCard) methods are on offer at 888, plus many more. Too many to list in our review – but you can find them here. One of these is PayPal and only a few casinos offer this e-wallet, which is by far the most popular in the world. So they get points for that at least. The wide range of banking options from all over the globe is great – but users should be aware that quite a few of them are only for deposits and cannot also be used to withdraw. Although unlike some other casinos, 888 is pretty clear and straightforward about which is which. All deposits are immediate, except bank or wire transfer which may take up to 10 days. All ewallets have a processing time of 1-2 days – which, considering many online casinos now offer instant e-wallet transactions, is not the best you will find online.