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Which live dealer casino games will be available to New Jersey players in 2024? You’ll find them all listed and reviewed right here on this page.
The New Jersey market started to allow online casinos with a land-based partner to offer their games to New Jersey residents in 2022. Since then, about two dozen casino brands have entered the market, all using Evolution, Playtech, or Ezugi as suppliers of their Live Casino games.
Unlike live dealer sections at some offshore unlicensed casinos you may have stumbled upon in the past, NJ licensed casinos have no other options but those listed here.
Casinos can only work with licensed game developers.
If you want to play live dealer games at licensed NJ casinos, this page is your ultimate guide.
This is a complete list of live dealer games you can play at licensed online casinos in New Jersey. The list will likely be ever-growing as new games are released to the market and, possibly, as new game developers and online casinos enter the NJ gambling scene.
In this section, I’ll cover the most popular games individually and then tell you where you can play them.
If you want to see a list of games by casino, scroll below, and you’ll find a list of games for each NJ casino.
Infinite Blackjack, despite the fancy name, is just a blackjack game in which you’re always guaranteed to get a seat.
What you might be more interested in, however, are the table rules.
Infinite Blackjack is played with a favourable set of rules, such as that the dealer must Stand on Soft 17, and the RTP is 99.47% for a house edge of only 0.53% if you follow the correct basic strategy.
Unlimited Blackjack is the same thing, but by Ezugi, with an RTP of 99.56%.
A part of the Lightning series of games by Evolution, Lightning Blackjack gives you multipliers to enhance your wins, precisely what the otherwise very predictable blackjack game needed.
This isn’t a blackjack game with a low house edge that can be exploited and beaten, but it is a fun game that promises big wins if you’re lucky.
You’ll find at least half of NJ online casinos.
Evolution’s Free Bet Blackjack is a version of blackjack that you’ll see a lot in NJ online casinos.
It’s a game that isn’t very popular overall, but it lets you glimpse how Evolution is happy to bring other versions of Blackjack to live dealer casinos.
You’ll get a free Double and Split bet for qualifying hands here, but the result is a Push when the dealer busts with exactly 22.
If you’re a blackjack player, by all means, try this game out.
Multiplier roulette games are running rampant across the world, with new games with unique twists being released almost monthly.
Lightning Roulette is a game that started it all, so make sure you get familiar with the concept, as other multiplier roulette games will surely follow.
You can get random multipliers on your straight-up bets, up to 500x, and enjoy the live presentation that is second to none.
This is one of the most popular Evolution games overall.
Quantum Roulette can be played at Bet365 and betPARX.
This incredibly popular game is one of the best multiplier roulette games, so New Jersey players are lucky to have it!
You can get random multipliers of up to 500x on your straight-up bets.
This game is Playtech’s copy of Lightning Roulette, and many players prefer this version over Evolution’s.
A few select casinos in New Jersey offer an exciting, very popular option: to stream real land-based casino action to your screen.
You won’t be placing bets on a roulette wheel in a studio but on one on the floor of a land-based casino.
There are live streams from Borgata Resorts and, interestingly, Mohegan Sun Resorts World.
Dream Catcher is one of the most popular live Wheel of Fortune games across Europe that has subsequently been used as the base game for most of the Gamshows produced by Evolution that use a wheel as the main game mechanic.
It’s the first wheel game launched in the US by Evolution, which paved the way for the incredible Crazy Time – more on that in a minute.
This money wheel game show lets you place bets on one of eight possible outcomes.
It may seem simple, but it’s lots of fun!
You’ll find the game in almost every NJ online casino, and it’s likely to be the most popular one in the lobby, too.
Evolution decided to enter the market with its most basic game show, Dream Catcher, and then its rival Playtech went ahead and released its most popular game!
Adventures Beyond Wonderland is a competitor to Evolution’s Crazy Time, so this is the game to target if you intend to play live dealer games from New Jersey.
This is also a money-wheel game show with four exciting bonus rounds.
If you want to see what live dealer game shows are all about and why the world is crazy about them, play this game.
At the moment, you’ll only find it at Bet365 and betPARX.
Lightning Dice is a game show at every online casino in New Jersey.
This simple game is about throwing three dice and betting on the sum, with some added fun.
Your bet can get a win multiplier of 50x, 250x or 500x, making this game fun and potentially profitable.
Imagine getting a 500x payout for correctly guessing the totals of a dice throw!
Football Studio is a simple game based on Dragon Tiger, where you have to predict whether a card for the Home or Away team will have the highest value.
The game is usually themed around local sports, so you’ll see the New York Jets a lot in NJ.
The game in Europe is Soccer-themed; in America, it’s American Football-themed.
The game comes to life on match days; otherwise, it can be tedious.
Almost all NJ casino sites have at least the basic version of Baccarat available for live dealer play.
Some have the Evolution game Speed Baccarat that reduces the game round time from 48 seconds to 27 seconds.
There is one casino in NJ that calls the game Baccarat Dragon Bonus for its side bet, but Speed Baccarat offers it too. It’s essentially the same game.
Anyway, if you want to play live Baccarat from New Jersey, you’ll find it at almost every casino, and for Speed Baccarat, you’ll have to look a bit more carefully.
PokerStars is the only NJ casino to offer Golden Wealth Baccarat and Lightning Baccarat.
If you’re a casino poker player, you’ll be happy to visit a New Jersey online casino because you can play these games with real cards, not as computer simulations.
Three Card Poker and Casino Hold’em are very common, and at select casinos, you’ll find Ultimate Texas Hold’em.
There is almost not a single casino in New Jersey that doesn’t offer Craps in its live dealer section.
You can place bets on actual throws of physical dice using your computer, laptop, tablet or phone.
This version of Craps by Evolution, is the only version available online in the US.
This iconic game has turned live dealer games on its head.
It is the most popular live dealer game ever, with thousands of people playing it concurrently all over Europe.
Crazy Time has been bought to the US with its new studio in New Jersey.
This is a Wheel of Fortune-based game with four separate bonus rounds triggered when the main wheel stops on one of the bonus segments.
It’s possible to win thousands of times your bet, and it is suitable for low and high rollers.
Crazy Coin Flip is a spin-off game from Crazy Time, where the Bonus Round “Coin Flip” has been turned into a game in its own right.
The Coin Flip occurs at the end of the new game, as you play an online slot to qualify for the final flip while boosting the multipliers for each side of the coin.
This is a new game concept not seen in the US before, so it’s great that NJ players are among the first to play it.
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The state of New Jersey issues licenses through the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), which works with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in a two-tier system to regulate all gambling in the state.
To apply for an online license, a casino operator must make a non-refundable deposit of $100,000 that can later be deducted from the initial license fee if approved.
The initial fee is at least $400,000, with an annual renewal fee of $250,000.
Every online casino in New Jersey must have a land-based partner.
There are nine land-based casinos in New Jersey, all in Atlantic City: Bally’s, Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock, Harrah’s, Ocean, Resorts and Tropicana.
Here is a list of partnerships at the time of writing. Bally’s and Harrah’s aren’t land-based partners to any brand; interestingly, Caesars is the land-based partner for Harrah’s online presence.
Land-based casino | Online partners |
Bally’s | n/a |
Borgata | Borgata, BetMGM, Pala, PartyCasino, Scores |
Caesars | Caesars, Harrah’s, 888, WSOP, WynnBet |
Golden Nugget | Golden Nugget, Betfair, BetAmerica, SugarHouse |
Hard Rock | Hard Rock, Bet365. |
Harrah’s | n/a |
Ocean | Ocean, betPARX |
Resorts | Resorts, DraftKings, Mohegan Sun, PokerStars |
Tropicana | Tropicana, Virgin |
Most online casinos in New Jersey immediately jumped on the opportunity in late 2013 and early 2014. However, several casinos arrived late to the party, most notably BetMGM (2017) and DraftKings (2018).
You can check the current list of licensed NJ casinos on this page.
In this section, I’ll review the New Jersey online gambling sites individually, grouping them according to who their land-based partner is (in capital letters).
Usually, the land-based casino will have an online casino site and serve as a licensing partner for other sites.
All the online sites with Borgata as a land-based partner have the same selection of live dealer games. Pala Casino and ScoresCasino aren’t active at the time of writing, which leaves us with Borgata’s online casino, PartyCasino and BetMGM.
Evolution is the live dealer partner here, so a good selection of live games includes fan favourites such as Dream Catcher, Lightning Blackjack and Lightning Roulette. You can also play roulette streamed directly from the physical table at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City.
Blackjack: Lightning Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, BetMGM Infinite Blackjack, Live Blackjack
Roulette: Roulette Live From Borgata, Lightning Roulette, American Roulette, Lightning Auto Roulette, American Auto Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice, Football Studio & Crazy Time.
Other: Craps, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Baccarat, Three Card Poker
The Ocean Resort Casino is currently only a partner to itself and to betPARX.
You wouldn’t expect it from a brand that isn’t well-known outside Atlantic City, but Ocean Online Casino aces the live dealer game.
All of the best Evolution games are offered here, and the design of the casino is amazing. There isn’t a single bad game here.
Blackjack: Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Lightning Blackjack
Roulette: American Roulette, Slingshot Auto Roulette, Lightning Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice, Football Studio, Crazy Time.
Other: Craps, Speed Baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold’em
The other online casino in this group, betPARX, does things differently despite having Ocean as a partner.
There are no usual Evolution games here, but you have Adventures Beyond Wonderland, Sports Roulette Live, Quantum Roulette and Arcade Blackjack.
An interesting selection, that’s for sure!
It seems we caught them at a time when they’re still populating their live dealer section, but having Adventures Beyond Wonderland is a great sign.
The Resorts Casino Hotel is running a pretty tight game here, as it is a partner to its online presence and onboarded DraftKings, Mohegan Sun and PokerStars. A truly impressive lineup. These are all quality casinos with unique options, such as Mohegan Sun Roulette.
The Resorts online casino is a good one. It has all the most important Blackjack and Roulette games, with Dream Catcher and Lightning Dice on top, and it also includes a rare sight in New Jersey casinos: the casino poker-based game Side Bet City.
Blackjack: Free Bet Blackjack, Lightning Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack
Roulette: Live Roulette at Resorts, Lightning Roulette, Live Auto Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice & Crazy Time.
Other: Craps, Baccarat, Side Bet City
There’s no shortage of Blackjack tables at DraftKings live dealer casino, that’s for sure. Most of the variety comes from different limits.
DraftKings has its own branded tables for Blackjack and Roulette, and it seems most of the games listed here have a progressive jackpot that can be won.
Blackjack: Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Lightning Blackjack, Unlimited Blackjack, Speed Blackjack
Roulette: DraftKings Speed Roulette, Lightning Roulette, Lightning Auto Roulette, Live Casino Floor Roulette, VIP European Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice, Football Studio & Crazy Time.
Other: Baccarat Dragon Bonus, Craps, Casino Hold’em, DraftKings Speed Baccarat, Speed Baccarat, Three Card Poker
Mohegan Sun is a unique case, as the Connecticut tribal casino made its virtual way to New Jersey to offer services to NJ players.
Usually it’s only the big brands that apply for licenses, and this is the only stand-alone casino to do so.
The selection of games is fairly basic, but Live Roulette at the Resort is available, so you can play online at Mohegan Sun!
Blackjack: Lightning Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack
Roulette: Live Roulette at the Resort, Lightning Roulette, Live Auto Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice & Crazy Time.
Other: Craps, Baccarat, Side Bet City
The casino section of PokerStars is good, so don’t miss out on it simply because it says Poker in the title.
This casino has dedicated branded tables, a sign of quality.
PokerStars isn’t big on Roulette; it prefers card games – go figure – and uniquely offers Golden Wealth Baccarat and Lightning Baccarat. There’s no Dream Catcher here.
Blackjack: Infinite Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, PokerStars Blackjack, Lightning Blackjack
Roulette: Lightning Roulette, Auto Lightning Roulette
Shows: n/a
Other: Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Craps, Baccarat, Golden Wealth Baccarat, PokerStars Craps, Lightning Baccarat
Golden Nugget is one of the smaller partners on this list, as it only works with itself and BetRivers.
The Golden Nugget website isn’t the best in the world, but BetRivers is worth looking into.
Golden Nugget has a selection of 24 games, most of which (14) are various Blackjack tables.
Live Casino Floor Roulette is the game that stands out, which streams action from the actual Golden Nugget casino, Dream Catcher and Lightning Roulette.
Blackjack: Live Golden Nugget Blackjack, High Limit Blackjack, Unlimited Blackjack, Speed Blackjack
Roulette: Roulette, Casino Floor Roulette, Lightning Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice & Crazy Time.
Other: Baccarat, Craps, Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker
BetRivers has a different selection despite being a Golden Nugget partner, and here we see some gems such as Infinite Blackjack and Free Bet Blackjack.
There are also the usual fan favorites such as Dream Catcher and a good selection of casino poker, making BetRivers one of the best live dealer casinos for New Jersey.
Blackjack: Blackjack, VIP Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Speed Blackjack
Roulette: Roulette, Lightning Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice & Crazy Time.
Other: Casino Hold’em, Craps, Baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Three Card Poker
Hard Rock Casino is partnering with itself and with a huge European brand, Bet36, among the best online casinos in the world.
The selection of games is different at Bet365 as it’s a Playtech-powered casino.
Hard Rock Casino has a great selection of games for New Jersey players as it includes all the best games you might want to play: Dream Catcher, Lightning Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, and a rarity: Speed Baccarat.
Blackjack: Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, VIP Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, Lightning Blackjack
Roulette: Roulette, Lightning Roulette, VIP Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher, Lightning Dice, Football Studio & Crazy Time.
Other: Triple Card Poker, Speed Baccarat, Craps, Ultimate Texas Hold’em
The offer at Bet365 is slim regarding how many live dealer games are offered, as there isn’t even a good selection of Blackjack tables.
However, Adventures Beyond Wonderland and Quantum Roulette are here, and this is enough to lure the players in.
Blackjack: Blackjack
Roulette: Quantum Roulette, American Roulette
Shows: Adventures Beyond Wonderland
Other: n/a
The situation with Caesars is complicated, and the live dealer games are few.
Tropicana also appears as the land-based partner to itself and Virgin Casino (with no live dealer games), but Caesars operate Tropicana (so is WSOP, by the way), so it’s the same thing.
Virgin and Harrah’s don’t have any live dealer games, WSOP was never in the live casino business, and WynnBet doesn’t seem to accept New Jersey players yet.
This leaves us with a total of two casinos that have live dealer games in this entire group: Tropicana and 888. None have any exciting games, except for Dream Catcher at 888.
Blackjack: Unlimited Blackjack, Blackjack
Roulette: American Roulette
Shows: n/a
Other: Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker
Blackjack: Blackjack
Roulette: Roulette
Shows: Dream Catcher
Other: Baccarat, Three Card Poker
Online Gambling in New Jersey became licensed in 2013 and joined other forms of established gambling, such as casinos in Atlantic City, horse racing and the New Jersey Lottery.
The state has a total of 15 casinos (all are in Atlantic City) and four racetracks.
In addition to their usual business, these are permitted to accept sports bets on professional and college sports. But not college events played in New Jersey or events involving New Jersey college teams playing elsewhere.
In 2012, NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB filed a lawsuit against New Jersey to prevent sports betting in the state.
Eventually, New Jersey won the case and struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), effectively making sports betting possible in all US states.
The Legal gambling age in New Jersey is 21, except for horse racing, lottery, bingo, fantasy sports and charitable gaming, where it’s 18.
Winnings are taxed only if they’re over $10,000. The tax rate is 5%, or if you don’t provide the correct documents, you’ll be charged 8%, the tax rate for winnings above $500,000.
The games listed on this page are the same ones, albeit streamed from NJ Studios rather than European, that players worldwide have been playing for the past 15 years.
The fairness of games is a regular topic on player forums, mostly from disgruntled players bent on proving the games are fixed. In the whole time that live dealer games have been live, no one has ever proved that any games are rigged or controlled in favour of the casino.
That’s not to say it’s impossible, but the rigour in place to protect the games and audit their performance is quite outstanding.
The regulators will audit new games before they go live and then repeat the tests regularly to ensure they perform the same.
Security for the studios is better than in Banking environments, with security passes and biometrics needed to access everything.
Video surveillance is used not just to protect the building but in every aspect of the game; everything is recorded and checked in the card shuffling room, server rooms, or tables where the games are presented.
The level of security in live dealer casinos and games surpasses anything in land-based casinos.
So, I wouldn’t worry about fairness.
New Articles for New Jersey
You can play live dealer casino games by top providers such as Evolution and Playtech at NJ state-licensed online casinos. The complete list of casinos and games is on this page.
Seven of the nine New Jersey casinos have an online presence as they serve as a land-based partner to themselves and some other brands.
You can play a selection of Evolution and Playtech live dealer games, most notably Dream Catcher, Lightning Roulette, Crazy Time and Infinite Blackjack. They are available at licensed casinos that are listed on this page.
A site must have a land-based casino partner in the state to have an online presence in New Jersey. There are around two dozen such gambling sites.
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