Comparison of Live Dealer Casino Software Platforms

As with regular online casinos, most live dealer casinos don’t have their own unique software, they license their games and video streaming systems from one of several prominent live dealer software platform providers. Here is a brief comparison of some of the most popular systems used by the live dealer casinos that we recommend here.

There are no free games at live dealer casinos but you are welcome to join a table and just watch until you feel comfortable enough to place a bet.

Playtech

Playtech is one of the largest and most reputable online casino software providers so it should come as no surprise that they also provide one of the very best live dealer casino systems. William Hill Live Dealer Casino, Casino Las Vegas Live Dealer Casino, Tropez Live Dealer Casino and Europa Live Dealer Casino all use this excellent software.

Dealers at these casinos are very friendly and professional. They aren’t in an actual casino, they are in a special video studio in Estonia, but since you can see other dealers and tables in the background it certainly gives the impression of being in a real casino. The games menu shows photos of the dealer at each table so that you can choose which table to join by which dealer you prefer.

The game screen is divided into several areas. The bottom half is the game table. Above it is information and statistics in one corner and a chat window, where you can chat with the dealer, is on the right. In the middle is the video screen showing the dealer at her table.

Playtech live dealer casino games are part of their regular casino platform and are downloaded and installed on your computer.  If you have installed the casino software for their regular games then you don’t need to download or install anything else to play live games. To enter the live dealer casino simply choose Live Dealer Games from the main games menu.

Playtech-powered live dealer casinos offer Blackjack, Roulette and Baccarat (Punto Banco). In addition to regular Roulette they also offer Roulette Pro which includes popular European section bets Voisins, Tier and Orphelins.

Vuetec

Vuetec is the only live dealer casino where the video is coming to you from an actual casino, the Fitzwilliam Card Club and Casino in Dublin, Ireland.  Since you can hear actual casino patrons talking all around you, and can see people seated at the tables on your video screen, this really adds a lot to the experience.

The dealers here are both men and women wearing a standard casino uniform, more formal than sexy.

Vuetec games are instant-play games using Java technology. You don’t download or install them, you just go to the casinos website and start to play.

Casinos with Vuetec live dealer games offer Blackjack, Roulette (regular and high limit) and Baccarat (Punto Banco).

Try Vuetec games for yourself at DublinBet.

Evolution

888 Live, VC Live Casino and Blue Square Casino all use Evolution live dealer software. Like the Playtech games, they are a section of the main casino though so you don’t have to download and install them separately.

At 888, you can access the live dealer games from the main casino lobby but when you click on Live Games you are taken to a browser window where the games menu appears.

You have a choice of two views when you are at the table.  If you choose Virtual View the video will fill the whole window. Choose Action View and the window is split between the video view of the table and the computer-animated table where you place your bets.