A live casino game is a real table with a real dealer, filmed in a studio and streamed to your screen. You bet through the interface, the dealer deals the cards or spins the wheel in front of a camera, and the result is whatever happened on that table. No random number generator decides it.
What Citobet has
1,946 live and table games, from five studios:
- Evolution, 980 entries, the largest live floor here and the home of Crazy Time, MONOPOLY Big Baller, Lightning Dice, Mega Ball and Dream Catcher.
- Pragmatic Play Live, 400 tables, including Sweet Bonanza CandyLand and Gates of Olympus Roulette.
- Playtech, 153 tables.
- CREEDROOMZ, 140 tables.
- Ezugi, 99 tables.
The games you will actually play
Blackjack. You against the dealer, closest to 21 without going over. It carries the best published return in the casino when you play the standard chart, and that drops the moment you add a side bet.
Roulette. One wheel, one ball, a grid of bets. European and French wheels have a single zero. American wheels have two, which doubles the house edge. Look at the wheel before you sit: the difference is 2.7% against 5.3%, and the house edge guide has the rest of the numbers.
Baccarat. Two hands, player and banker, and you bet on which gets closer to nine. The banker bet carries the lowest edge, the tie bet by far the highest.
Game shows. Crazy Time, MONOPOLY Big Baller, Mega Ball, Dream Catcher, Football Studio. A presenter, a wheel or a bingo machine, and multipliers. They are entertainment first, and their edge is higher than a blackjack table.
Around them sit Andar Bahar, Teen Patti, Sic Bo, Dragon Tiger and Casino Hold'em, plus tables aimed at specific regions.
What the published numbers say
Across the 864 live and table games that publish a figure, the median return to player is 98.94%. That is far above any slot, and it is why experienced players sit at tables.
Two things to keep straight. The figure assumes correct play, which on blackjack means the standard chart on every hand and not a hunch. And it applies to the main bet, not to the side bets printed around it, which are separate bets with much worse odds.
Why there is no demo mode
A live table cannot run on play money. There is a real dealer, a real shoe and other players at the same table, so every seat is a real-money seat. 297 of the games in this section do run in demo, and those are the digital table games rather than the streamed ones. If you want to learn the rules for free, play the digital version first, and the online casino guide covers the basics of each game.
First Person versions
Evolution publishes a First Person edition of many titles. It is the same game without other players, running on a random number generator instead of a live wheel. First Person Lightning Roulette, First Person Mega Ball and First Person Dream Catcher play instantly and at your own pace, and unlike the live table they do run for free.
Bet limits
Every table shows its minimum and maximum before you sit, and a studio runs the same game at several limits, from small stakes to VIP rooms. Pick the limit from your budget rather than from whichever table happens to be open.
Live casino and bonuses
Casino games contribute 100% toward a wagering requirement, and that includes live casino, exactly like slots, unless a promotion limits the bonus to specific games or studios. Sportsbook bets contribute nothing. That is term 1.22 of the Bonus Terms and Conditions, and the guide to wagering requirements works through it with numbers.
One thing to watch: term 1.5 prohibits hedging and risk-free patterns, and covering both sides of a table bet with bonus money is exactly that.
The number to trust is the one in the game
The figures here come from our catalogue, and a studio can change them when it updates a table. The return to player, the limits and the rules shown in the game's own information panel are the ones that apply to the round you are playing.
Play responsibly
A live table runs at the dealer's pace, not yours, and the next round always comes. Decide how long you are sitting and what you are spending before you join, and set a deposit or loss limit on the responsible gambling page.