This article is all about the Playtech Live Casino product and where you can play their Live Casino Games.
They have 14 live games.
Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Dragon Tiger, Casino Hold’em, Casino Stud Poker, 3 Card Brag, Hi-Lo, Spin A Win, Heads Up Hold’em, Sette E Mezzo, Live Deal or No Deal The Big Draw, Sic Bo, and Adventures Beyond Wonderland are streamed from studios in Latvia and the Philippines.
I’ve listed a good selection of online casinos below where you can try out the games against their live dealers.
Further down the article, you’ll find more information on each of the games, with details of the playing options, rules, and side bets that are available.
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All of the games are streamed from Playtech owned studios located in various parts of the world.
This means they can offer a wider range of gaming experiences to their customers.
Casinos like Bet365 and Casino.com offer access to all studios which gives their players a greater choice of tables and games.
Languages: English, Italian, Russian, German & Greek.
Known as Emperor & Dragon Studios.
Languages: English & Mandarin.
Known for Soho and Dedicated Tables.
Languages: Romanian, English, Spanish & Italian.
Spanish Language.
French Language.
Playtech offers a full range of Live Casino games, with the exception of Live 3 card poker, which only Evolution Gaming currently offers. 3 Card Brag is Playtech’s alternative.
The good news for Playtech is that they are one of the few software providers who offer Live Sic Bo, which is a very popular game in the Asian Market.
The live casino solution is made up of:
All games are available on Mobile Devices.
Live Multi-Game exists that allows players to pick up to 3 different games to be displayed on one screen. This is in addition to Dual Roulette which allows you to view two roulette tables side by side.
“One Experiences” are also available in the Live Casino.
The first, Live Age of the Gods Roulette went live with a themed table that has 4 progressive jackpots.
It’s part of a branded experience aimed at improving the player experience. The Progressive jackpots are seeded from all the Age of the Gods games on the Playtech network, so they can grow to very large numbers.
Clients of Playtech can choose which games they take, so some of the more niche games like Sic Bo, Hi-Lo, Dragon Tiger, and 3 Card Brag are only found at a limited number of casinos.
Five versions of Blackjack is offered at Playtech.
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.
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.
There are Single & Multi-Player tables, with Baccarat Side Bets of Player / Banker Pair and Big / Small are available on all versions.
A Single Player game where you bet on whether the Dragon or Tiger will win.
A game where you bet on the outcome of 3 dice being rolled.
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.
See my Adventures Beyond Wonderland Live Review for details on the RTP, how to play, and a decent strategy to use.
See my Casino Stud Poker review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.
See my Heads Up Hold’em Review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.
See my Sette e Mezzo Review for more details and a video of me playing a few hands.
Read my Deal or No Deal Big Draw review and watch my video of playing options.
Each of the games has its own 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:
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 actually use it.
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.
Playtech was founded in 1999 and is now 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.
The Live Casino was first launched 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.
It was something that was long overdue and only now brings their solution up to a level where they can really compete with the market leader Evolution Gaming.
The Live Casino games can be accessed from either a software download or through an internet browser.
There’s no difference in the games that you’ll play, the only thing you’ll notice is a slightly different lobby and quicker game load times on the download version.
I find that the browser version is more than satisfactory and follows the general trend of the industry.
Software downloads are now old technology and Playtech is one of the few brands that still has the capability. I don’t know how long it will be available for.
Playtech provides customers who pay for it their own dedicated tables and studio areas.
These are normally fully customised areas within the Playtech studio that are branded and styled to the casinos requirements, right down to the clothing the dealers wear.
Both players and the casinos benefit from dedicated environments.
Players get a more personalised playing experience and it’s often easier to get a seat at the Blackjack tables.
The casinos are able to offer on table promotions that are specific to them and their players which increases loyalty.
The dealers are specially trained to deliver on brand casino play and may even be bilingual. Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, German, and French speaking dealers can be found at a some of the casinos listed below.
The Playtech Live Casino has been going through a complete overhaul since the start of 2016.
A new playing interface has been developed, which is modern in feel and completely Mobile friendly.
A new studio has been built in Riga, Latvia and the tables and clients are slowly being migrated from the old to the new studio during 2017.
Playtech’s first completely new game, Live 3 Card Brag was launched in early 2017.
New versions of Baccarat and Roulette have been rolled out, which have given players more options and a better playing experience.
Blackjack players now have the choice of European & Vegas Rules and there’s now a full range of Blackjack side bets playable on the tables.
A new training facility has also been developed at the new studios. This has helped to roll out a number of improvements to the way games are dealt and the interactions the dealers have with players.
If you hadn’t noticed, the dealers are more chatty and have been given some extra freedoms that previously were frowned upon.
I’m really happy to recommend Playtech live casinos now.
They are a viable alternative to the games from Evolution Gaming.
The only downside for prospective clients is Playtech’s well-known dislike for sharing live casino space with other brands. They like to be the only Live Casino supplier at an online casino.