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Live dealer online casinos have fast become one of the most popular features of the Pay Per Head platform these days, and with good reason.
You've heard the saying "the house always wins". It's true. Over the long run, they do.
It's no secret that the more established offshore sportsbooks have mostly thrived courtesy of their Internet casinos. It doesn't matter if a book runs into a particularly bad stretch, the online casino will always be profitable.
Today's bookies should focus on getting their customers to play on the Web casino for this reason. The live dealer casinos take things up a notch, or two, or three.
Worldwide Dealer Studios
These are real casinos. Dealer studio locations can be found across the world, including Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.
A few examples:
- Madrid - Among the biggest internet casino providers, Evolution, launched a purpose built live dealer studio built in 2022.
- Manila - The studios of many Asian market market facing live dealer providers are located in one of two office towers in Makati City. Big name providers like Playtech and Opus Gaming operate out of here.
- Lima - Playtech opened a live dealer studio here in Peru's newly regulated online casino market.
- Philadelphia - Evolution has established a live dealer casino studio here following Pennsylvania's regulation of iGaming and final approval of their license in 2019. The studio became operational in late 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic when folks were confined to their homes and could still enjoy the casino experience.
Theoretical returns / RTP / Return to Player/ House Edge
The house may always win but the online live dealer casino experience won't chance when compared to your favorite land-based establishment.
What proportion of total bets will the house take and what proportion will be returned to the player, assuming optimal play over a long period of time?
An RTP rate or theoretical return of 98% is the equivalent of a 2% house edge. A good example of this: For every $100 staked the player will win $98 and the house takes $2. There’s a little more on RTP rates here, including the difference between theoretical and actual returns.
The Live Dealer Online Casino Has Been Around a While
In some respects, these live dealer casinos were way ahead of their time. They were streaming before anyone even knew what streaming was. These casinos feature actual dealers that you can interact with directly. It's almost like being on a Zoom call but with the casino.
This innovation has been around for close to 20 years now. A dear friend of ours, Adam Anhang, was one of the early pioneers in this technology. Back then, high speed Internet was not really a thing and few people could actually experience the live dealer casinos as a result. Sadly, Anhang would not live to see his masterworks come to fruition as he was brutally murdered by a his estranged wife through a hired hit.
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
