Live Dealer Casino ? Boost the Bankroll

By now you may have heard of live dealer casinos. But what are they? Well, a live dealer casino is the hybrid child of an online casino and a regular "bricks and mortar" casino.

By now you may have heard of live dealer casinos. But what are they? Well, a live dealer casino is the hybrid child of an online casino and a regular "bricks and mortar" casino.

Live dealer casinos were invented to satisfy the players who were becoming more and more distrustful of online games and the random number generators that run them. This isn't to say that the RNG's aren't trustworthy ? far from it, but as the line goes "the customer [player] is always right".

In a live dealer casino you are connected to a real casino via a web cam. This enables you to see everything that is happening at the casino ? every spin of the roulette wheel and every card that is dealt at the blackjack table. You relay instructions to the croupier using software very similar to those used by regular online casinos.

Whilst the speed of play is much slower than at a regular online casino ? you are after all, having to wait for a real person to spin a wheel and not a computer ? but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, having a real person deal the cards is exactly why you are playing in the live dealer casino in the first place.

So what games can you play? The variety of games is much lower than in a traditional online casino, though most feature the more popular table games ? live dealer blackjack, live dealer roulette and live dealer baccarat.

Some live dealer casinos are starting to introduce more exotic games such as live dealer texas hold'em bonus poker, or variations of traditional games such as live dealer blackjack with early surrender.

Another benefit that the live dealer casino has over a regular online casino is the bonuses. Online casinos offer many bonuses, of course, but it is becoming more and more common these days for certain games to be excluded from the bonus ? specifically blackjack, roulette and baccarat. In fact if would almost be fair to say that online casino bonuses now only cater to the slots player. At a live dealer casino these are the only games that are available for you to play, so you must get to play them with your bonus!

Live dealer casino bonuses can be quite generous too ? offering bonuses that reach the thousands of dollars. Re-deposit bonuses are also very common at live dealer casinos ? some casinos offering bonuses of 15% on every deposit a player makes.

Finding the right live dealer casino isn't always the easiest task, but there are plenty of sites out there to help you choose. Look for sites that allow you to compare the features you want in a live dealer casino, such as payment method or game time.

Finally always remember not to get carried away. It is after all, just a bit of fun.

Frank Hillingsworth is the author of this article on Live Dealer Casino.
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