Playtech Live Casino Software – Games & Casino Recommendations

Introduction to Playtech Live Casino

Playtech was founded in 1999 and is one of the leading casino software developers in the world, employing more than 3000 people across 12 countries.

They provide a whole range of services that include Information Management Systems, over 500 Casino, Poker and Bingo games, a Sportsbook, Poker, Online Bingo, Lottery, Retail, Binary Options, Social Gaming and of course Live Casino Games.

Playtech became a Live Casino Supplier, launching their first games in 2003.

Like a lot of the early adopters, Playtech has gone through quite a journey in developing their live casino solution.

In early 2017 they completed a major redevelopment of their live casino platform and opened a brand new studio in Riga, Latvia. Read my Trip Report for more details.

Since then, they have opened more studios across Europe and the United States and launched more games than you thought possible.

In this article, I’ll highlight the key features of the Playtech Live Casino, including a detailed description of all the games and where you can play them.

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Live Blackjack

Five versions of Blackjack is offered at Playtech.

• Unlimited, where one player hand is dealt and an unlimited number of players can bet on the outcome.
• 7 Seat Euro Style Blackjack (the dealer takes one card).
• 7 Seat Vegas-style Blackjack (the dealer takes two cards).
• AllBets Blackjack is an Unlimited game, with 6 side bets.
  • All versions are played from an 8 Deck Shoe, which may be dealt from a manual shoe or a Shuffle Master shoe.
  • The cards are manually shuffled.
  • The dealer stands on soft 17.
  • You can double on any hand.
  • Pairs and Aces can be Split.
  • Splits can be Split and you can Double on splits.
  • Perfect Pair, Bet Behind, and 21+3 side bets.
  • Play Multi-Hand and at some tables multi-seat.
• Quantum Blackjack Plus is normal blackjack with multipliers up to 50x on player wins.
• Cashback Blackjack allows you to surrender your hand for a cash-in value, which is determined by the cards on the table.

Live Roulette

It’s Live European Roulette with a single zero and an American Roulette version with double zero.

You’ve got several different types of Roulette tables at Playtech to choose from.

• London Roulette has a dealer from London. ( The Dealer is based in Latvia and is native English).
• Dual Roulette can play two tables at once.
• French Roulette – Has the French table layout but doesn’t offer La Partage.
• French bets can be placed using the racetrack feature
• Prestige Roulette – Streamed in HD with multiple camera angles, similar to Evolutions Immersive Roulette.
• Speed Roulette for those that like a quicker game.
• Spread Bet Roulette with Special Side Bets.
• Quantum Roulette with its 500x Multipliers and the even better Mega Fire Blaze Live Roulette.

• Spin & Win Roulette with multipliers up to 100x for all straight-up numbers.
• UK Roulette with a native UK dealer.
• Asian & European Dealers depending on which studio you’re playing at.
• Live Age of Gods Bonus Roulette with its 4 Progressive Jackpots.
• Football Roulette with its lively football chat and unique “Goal” side bet.

Full Table stats can be viewed in the user interface and special bets can be placed by using the Racetrack icon. There is also a facility to save your favourite bets for reuse.

A full review, write up and sample videos of each version of roulette can be found on my Playtech Live Roulette review page.

Live Baccarat

There are Single & Multi-Player tables, with Baccarat Side Bets of Player / Banker Pair and Big / Small are available on all versions.

• All Games are played with an 8 Deck Shoe.
• Mini-Baccarat – Normal baccarat with essentially quicker bet times
• Progressive Baccarat – This offers an additional side bet for a progressive jackpot.
• Baccarat Squeeze – Where the dealer will squeeze the cards for players to see.
• VIP Baccarat – Higher stakes tables for high rollers.
• All games have a complete set of Baccarat Roadmaps.

Live Dragon Tiger

A Single Player game where you bet on whether the Dragon or Tiger will win.

• The game is played with an 8 Deck Shoe.
• One card is dealt to the Dragon and one to the Tiger.
• The high card wins.
• Side bets of Odd / Even /Big & Small can be played.
• It’s a very simple game to pick up and play.
• Baccarat style roadmaps are constructed as the shoe is played.

Live Casino Hold’em

• This is a one to many format game, i.e Dealer deals one player’s hand that multiple people can play at the same time.
• It’s a Texas Hold’em style game, where you have to beat the dealer with a better 5 card poker hand than he has.
• It’s played with 1 deck that is shuffled after each hand.
• There’s an optional Pairs Plus side bet that pays out if you have a pair or better regardless of what the dealer gets.

Live Sic Bo

A game where you bet on the outcome of 3 dice being rolled.

There are two versions:

1. Standard Sic Bo, which is streamed from the Asian Dealing Studio.
2. Sic Bo Deluxe has multipliers and is streamed from the Riga Studio.

Live Hi Lo

• Hi-Lo is a six-deck game played with the 10’s removed.
• You have to predict whether the next card dealt is higher, lower or the same as the previous one.
• The game is dealt from a Shuffle Master dealing shoe.
• The first three cards are burned for each hand, the fourth card is the one played with.
• There is a range of betting options, with the more obscure outcomes having higher payouts.
• Full details on how to play and the payouts available are in my Hi-Lo review.

Live 3 Card Brag

• A one to many format game played with one deck of 52 Playing Cards.
• Similar to Live 3 Card Poker. The dealer and player both get dealt 3 cards.
• The best poker hand wins.
• The highest hand possible in 3 card brag is a Prial (Three of a Kind) – this pays 40:1.
• The deck is shuffled after each game round.
• Pair Plus Side can be played by itself or alongside the Ante Bet.
• The RTP is 98% for the main bet and 97.86% for the Pair Plus bet.
• You’ll find a more detailed review here.

Live Spin A Win

• This is a Wheel of Fortune type game, where you bet on which number the wheel will stop at.
• There are 6 numbers represented on the wheel, with each occurring a different number of times.
• 1 appears 23 times, 2 appears 15 times, 5 appears 7 times, 10 appears 3 times, 20 appears twice and 40 appears once.
• A 2x and 7x multiplier can enhance wins dramatically.
• Optional Side bets can be played, which in my opinion are the better bets to make.

See my Live Spin A Win review for details on the RTP of main game and side bets and watch my video review to get an ideal how how to play.

Adventures Beyond Wonderland Live

• This uses a 54 segment wheel containing 22 Ones, 15 twos, 5 Fives, 4 Tens, and 8 Bonus round sections.
• You place a bet where you think the wheel will stop.
• Number bets are paid as a multiple of the number.
• 4 Bonus Rounds – 2 & 5 Wonderspins uses another wheel to build a multiplier win through spins.
• The Magic Dice Bonus round uses dice numbers to advance along a prize grid, giving multipliers.
• The Mystery Bous gives multipliers to the wheel or your total bet on the betting grid.
• This is a presenter-led game, using physical and animated sequences.

See my Adventures Beyond Wonderland Live Review for details on the RTP, how to play, and a decent strategy to use.

Live Casino Stud Poker

• A 5 card poker game played against a live dealer.
• Played with 1 deck.
• Best 5 card poker hand wins.
• Progressive Jackpot and 5+1 Bonus Side bet.
• RTP – 96.29&, 98.18% for entire bet. 81.84% Jackpot Bet.

See my Casino Stud Poker review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.

Live Heads Up Hold’em

• A 5 card poker game played heads up against the dealer.
• Played with 1 deck.
• The Best 5 card poker hand wins.
• Bet after you’ve seen the cards dealt in each round.
• 2 Side Bets, Trips Plus and Bonus. Also, bad beats payout if the dealer beats your hand and you have at least a straight.
• RTP – 97.64, 96.66% for the Trips Plus Side Bet, 95.48% for the Pocket Bonus.

See my Heads Up Hold’em Review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.

Live Sette e Mezzo

• An Italian Card game using a 4 suit, 40 card deck of cards.
• The player has to beat the value of the dealer’s hand by not going over seven and a half points.
• Cross between Blackjack and Baccarat.
• Two side bets – Partita Perfetta and Mano Di Poker (Perfect pairs and 21+3).
• Multiplayer – all players play the same hand against the dealer.

See my Sette e Mezzo Review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.

Deal or No Deal the Big Draw

• A game show based on Bingo and Deal or No Deal.
• 16 prizes in 16 Briefcases, what one will you end up with or take the banker’s offer?
• Mini Bingo side bet, play up to 20 cards, max payout 1000x.
• Game every three minutes.

Read my Deal or No Deal Big Draw review and watch my video of playing options.

Live Andar Bahar

• Popular Asian Card Game.
• Choose which hand, Anadar or Bahar too win.
• 3 Side Bets.
• Played with one deck of 52 Playing Cards.
• Match the main card to win.
• Hindi speaking Live Dealer.

Read my Live Andar Bahar Review or watch me play a few hands in my review video.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Live?

Playtech has signed a collaboration deal with Sony to use the Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Brand in a series of new and exciting live casino games.

The first to be released was a Trivia Quiz, followed closed by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Live Roulette, a game with multipliers up to 2000x.

Keep up to date with the latest news, reviews, and promotions for Who Wants to be A Millionaire Live.

Money Drop Live

This is a new concept of a live dealer game, based on the popular TV game show, the 100k Drop.

Instead of building up to a win, this game operates in reverse. You qualify with a large sum of money and then try to keep as much of it as you can, through the Money Drop or Card Clash games.

The maximum win is an eye-watering 5000x. But can you keep hold of it?

Check out my Money Drop Live Review and Video Demo of how to play.

Bet On Baccarat

This is a new spin on the traditional game of Baccarat.

33 different bets can be placed during the game, all of which are expressed in odds.

The odds change as the shoe is depleted of cards. So the further into the show the shorter some of the odds become on some of the hands.

Betting is allowed only once during the game before any cards are dealt.

My Bet On Baccarat Review has more details about the game and a suggested strategy for playing.

Bet On Poker

Bet On Poker is a new breed of online live dealer game.

This game has three betting rounds and allows the player to bet on hand outcomes, the value of the winning hand, suits and colours.

There are 27 different betting combinations. It’s possible to place single, double or triple bet combinations to get enhanced odds.

This isn’t one of my favourite games, as it requires a high level of knowledge about poker hands and probabilities.

See more in my Playtech Bet On Poker Review and Video.

Bet On Dragon TIger

Bet On Dragon Tiger is an alternative to Dragon Tiger and completes the new range of “Bet On” games from Playtech.

This version has Eleven bets that can be made. There is no restriction on how many bets you can place per game round.

The game is played with eight decks which are changed when half the shoe has been used.

See more in my Playtech Bet On Dragon Tiger Review and Video.

Each of the games has its lobby showing the tables that can be played. You can filter them by stakes ranges, exclude full tables, or let the software take you to a random table.

Once at a table you get the following options:

• Change table limits. You can select the limits you want to play.
• Change the camera view from Mixed mode to full table mode.
• Chat with the dealer.
• Switch sounds on/off.
• Enable auto-confirm bets.
• Switch on / off dealer voices.
• Hide your bets.
• View your game history.

Multi-Table Option

The Multi-Table option allows you to play up to three different games on one playing interface.

Extremely useful if you’re playing multi-table Blackjack or roulette, but in my opinion a nightmare if you decide to mix your games.

There’s too much going on and I certainly found it difficult to keep up with playing on more than two tables.

This is certainly a popular option, with other live casino providers making it available as well.

I just wonder how many people use it.

Mobile Live Casino

The games have been written in HTML5 so they can be played on any Mobile device.

You’ll be able to play Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Dragon/Tiger and Hi-Lo.

The pictures are from my Android Mobile phone.