Welcome to Live Dealers UK

Yes – the table streamed from Oracle Casino in Malta (powered by Portomaso Gaming) allows splits up to 4 hands in total. You can play it at Jetbull Casino.

Tonybet is our favourite licensed UK casino for Bitcoin deposits. They have Evolution Gaming, Netent and Lucky Streak live dealer games among thousands of slots and their very own poker network.

Needless to say, average withdrawal processing times can be quoted as minutes! It’s definitely smart to use Bitcoin for live casino gambling.

There are a few notable live games with very high payout potential. For the record, we only list the ones without progressive jackpots here.

Double Ball Roulette from Evolution Gaming has a 1,300 to 1 payout if both balls land in the same number.

Three Card Poker, also from Evolution Gaming, has a 1,000 to 1 payout on the 6 card bonus side-bet offered when you get a Royal Flush by combining your own + the dealers cards.

Dream Catcher also offers a very high payout potential, at least in theory. The base game pays up to 40x, but you can theoretically get unlimited multipliers of 7x on that.

Get one and you’re at 280x, get two we are at 1,960x already. That’s big money!

To protect the operators from risk of ruin though, Evolution Gaming have set a max payout of 500k per player.

Lets not forget Lightning Roulette where payouts go up to 500x for straight up number wins, but theoretically could be much higher if you utilize all the possible wagers around a specific number.

Live casino games are definitely fair as long as you stick with licensed casinos and game providers.

When I say licensed I mean in a jurisdiction that has a reputation for protecting it’s players – such as Isle Of Man, Malta, Gibraltar or the UKGC. These licences are all quite good signs that a casino is legit.

Curacao license is much easier to obtain, so we are generally more skeptical about live casino sites that hold a license in this jurisdiction.

Safety of playing online is much alike. Stick to casinos that have positive feedback and are well known.

Brands like Unibet, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Leo Vegas are all among the safest to play at.

In many cases they are multi million or even billion dollar companies traded on the stock exchange, so cheating one or two customers is really not in their interest.

Authentic Gaming is great for live roulette on mobile devices and Evolution Gaming generated more than 50% of their revenues on phones and tablets, so their product is extraordinary on any device.

Speaking of casinos – majority of the websites listed on the live casinos section will be great. Leo Vegas, Casumo and Mr.Green are all good choices.

It’s true that there are many software providers that don’t really live up to the expectations, but there also are some that provide game streams in HD quality.

Have a look at Evolution Gaming, NetEnt, PlayTech, Lucky Streak and Pragmatic Play for some top quality streams. In the case of Pragmatic, you can change the settings on their games to match your internet connection speed.

In our opinion these guys all offer a great quality experience. Why not open a free account at Leo Vegas live casino, and take a look yourself? No deposit necessary.

Sure. Live dealer blackjack is by far the best game to play, after you master the basic strategy of it.

Actually you can just use a perfect strategy chart (that we provide, of course) while you play, to ensure that the house edge on you will be less than 1%.

Visit our live blackjack comparison section to see which software provider offers the best odds. At the moment NetEnt live blackjack is best, having a 0.50% margin followed by Ezugi (no UK licence) at 0.61% and Evolution Gaming at 0.61%.

Other than blackjack, live dealer baccarat offers reasonable odds and if you bet on the banker, the house edge is roughly 1.05%. We’d definitely recommend taking a look at Baccarat Squeeze from Evolution Gaming for an outstanding playing experience.

Not at the moment – although Vivo Gaming (not legal in UK) actually had a real product for live dealer craps dating back to 2013.

It seems it was discontinued though, as we could not seem to find it at any casinos offering games from their portfolio.

It also seems like the interest in this product is mainly coming from the United States, whose residents aren’t allowed at many live casino sites.

Perhaps when more states, apart from Nevada and New Jersey, legalize online gambling, we’ll see a major player like Evolution Gaming introduce this popular dice game.

We currently have reviewed 19 live dealer software providers – each with different offerings in terms of stream quality, dealer training, languages offered and user interface.

Below you’ll find links to the review pages that we have dedicated to each live games provider currently in the UK market.

To have a complete overview of all providers see our global page – https://www.livedealers.com/software/

– Evolution Gaming
– NetEnt
– PlayTech
– Pragmatic Play
– Wirex/Portomaso Gaming
– BetConstruct
– Authentic Gaming
– BetGamesTV

After receiving multiple questions of this nature we have created what should be a very useful live casino comparison tool.

Use it to compare two different live dealer sites based on a handful of metrics like game variety, special licensing, betting limits, payment methods and speed of transactions.

If you think we are missing something or your idea could enhance the usability of our tool, make sure you let us know!

Good question. Let’s address each of these separately, as they are very different things.

Private or dedicated tables is a result of casino like Royal Panda and software provider like Evolution Gaming agreeing that they should provide players an enhanced playing experience.

In this case Royal Panda have a private blackjack and roulette tables only for their customers. They still use Evolution Gaming’s infrastructure and dealers to offer these, but only customers of theirs will see them in the lobby.

This lets them organize special promotions, choose the look and feel of their tables and even make sure the outfits of the dealers align with their brand strategy. It’s these little things that can improve your playing experience by a lot.

Native live dealer tables, on the other hand, are offered by the software provider to all their clients (being the live casinos in this case).

The big advantage of these is that the dealers are fluent in more than just English, and in most cases are native speakers of another language.

Popular native tables include Danish, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Polish and German. Though there are others being introduced as live dealer technology is getting more and more mainstream. Just recently we saw Flemish live roulette being offered at partners of Evolution Gaming.

A great selection of these is available at Unibet Casino who also happen to offer some impressively high betting limits.

To begin with, PayPal deposits to live casino sites are only permitted in certain countries – where online gambling is legalised.

These include Canada, UK, Netherland, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Italy and New Zealand. Australia used to be one of the countries as well, but that seems to no longer be the case.

If you are located outside of the countries listed above, we recommend taking a look at Skrill, Neteller or using a bank card for depositing directly.

William Hill Live Casino is a good option for PayPal users, as they have very impressive, dedicated live dealer studios with Evolution Gaming and PlayTech.

Alternatives include Paddy Power and Unibet, both of whom are major brands in the iGaming business and have excellent live dealer offerings.

With over 1,000 online casinos available right now, and plenty more launched every month, many live casinos are pretty similar to each other. What generally differs are the designs, languages offered and the level of service.

Having that said, there are some casino sites that have managed to distinguish their operation from the crowd and do have something unique to offer.

An example is Leo Vegas that have their own dedicated live studio with Evolution Gaming and only members of their site can access these. These two companies also work closely to enhance the user experience on mobile devices making Leo Vegas one of the best mobile live dealer casinos.

Other things that differentiate live dealer sites include banking methods and transaction speed, licensing and bonus offers. You can learn all about these by browsing around our site.  

Yes. We have some useful pages on the subject of live casino bonuses and also on promotions. We have done all the work for you on these – reading through the terms & conditions and providing detailed calculations on what your expected value is going to be when playing certain games.

Some casinos will also offer risk free bets for new players in certain locations. We can recommend these if you’re trying out the live dealer games, but since they usually carry a very high wagering requirement, it’s much easier to just make a deposit if you want to be able to withdraw your winnings quickly and avoid restrictions.

In general – yes. The top live casino providers let you play for real money only. We’re talking about Evolution Gaming, NetEnt, PlayTech, Authentic Gaming and just about anyone else.

Though at Drake Casino you can play free live roulette and baccarat with no registration even. Technically they offer you a chance to also play free live blackjack, but the tables are always full, so you won’t get a chance to do this.

For this we can recommend brands holding a licence under MT Securetrade Limited – these are all casino sites using technology from iGaming Cloud and often also their payments & risk team.

Withdrawals to Skrill and Neteller are processed within 2-3 hours as long as you have gone through the KYC (know your customer) procedure and your account has been verified.

The best casino sites for live dealer players on their platform are Rizk, Guts and Dunder. The first two have dedicated live tables with NetEnt, but all three also offer full Evolution Gaming selection of games.

They mainly target Scandinavian customers, but all three hold a valid license to operate live casino in the UK and Guts has a strong focus on Canadian players too.

Sure. Online gambling is legal in the UK, as long as the casino and software provider are both licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. Most live casino software providers, including Evolution Gaming, NetEnt and PlayTech, hold this license thus allowing them to operate in the United Kingdom.

Many of the large bookmakers that you might be familiar with from their betting shops, also offer live dealer games online. The full list would be quite extensive, but some of these are William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Betfair and Unibet.

All of these have great selection of live games and their own dedicated tables – so it really comes down to what you are looking for, as you can’t really go wrong choosing any of them.

Maybe taking a look at the latest promotions or banking methods available, can help you make that decision.

Absolutely. Many of the top-tier live casinos that we have reviewed let you deposit with AMEX. Here’s a handful:

• Leo Vegas
• 888 Casino
• Mr Green
• VBET
• Royal Panda

They are actually located all over the globe, but market leader Evolution Gaming currently have studios in Latvia, Malta and Canada. They are apparently now looking to open up some in the US, following the recent legislation changes.

PlayTech, another major player, just opened a huge studio in Riga, Latvia as well. This seems to be the most popular location for main studios of large providers. Lucky Streak is another company with studios here.

Then you have some providers with studios in Costa Rica, such as Ezugi. Extreme Live Gaming stream from the UK, while NetEnt have a large studio in Malta.

For a good live casino games selection and access to just about all studious in the industry, we recommend joining Leo Vegas Casino.

Their live game library is outstanding and includes multiple dedicated tables for blackjack and roulette, from Evolution Gaming.