Live Dealer Casinos

One of the disadvantages of playing at an online casino is that you miss out on the atmosphere of the land-based casinos. You cannot chat to your dealer and in fact, you dont even have a live dealer to look at. One of the more recent additions to online casinos are live dealer casinos and these were developed in an attempt to reduce the gap between online casinos and land-based casinos.

The first online casino opened its doors in 1994. Powered by Microgaming software it became the beginning of a major industry. In 2006, live dealer software was developed by Microgaming and Evolution Gaming and in 2008, live casino games became available via major operators. In 2010, these live casino games started becoming standard at online casinos.

Most commonly you can find live dealer blackjack, live dealer baccarat and live dealer roulette games. Also available are live dealer sic bo and live dealer table poker. Many online casinos offer some of these options. In October 2012, Evolution Gaming launched the first live slot machine games.

Regular online casinos make use of random number generators (RNG) in order to produce a random result with games at the casino. This includes the number that a roulette ball will land on when the wheel is spun or the cards that are dealt to you at the beginning of a blackjack game. Some players feel uncomfortable with the use of a random number generator as you cannot actually see the cards being dealt. The live casinos alleviate those fears as the players can see the dealer acting in the same way as they would in a land-based casino. In fact, live casinos make use of webcam technology to stream a video of a live dealer in a casino setting. The dealer that you see in your live casino games is acting in real time actually dealing the cards or spinning the roulette wheel as you watch. You are also able to chat directly with the dealer in much the same way as you would when you play at a land-based casino.

In effect, the live dealer casinos online have merged the two casino worlds land-based and online. You can now have a land-based personal casino experience, but still enjoy it from the comfort of your own home at any time of the day or night. For this reason, live casinos are growing in popularity and the technology is being improved all the time. The first live slots games are now available and with the advancements in 3D technology that are being made, it is possible that this will soon become part and parcel of live dealer casino games.