Paddy Power Live Dealer Review

General

The brand Paddy Power is to Ireland what Ladbrokes or William Hill are to the UK - a long established betting organization with a strong terrestrial and now online presence. In fact, Paddy Power are the largest provider of fixed odds sports betting services in Ireland.

Primarily a sports betting and wagering operator, they only launched their online casino in 2004 under license from the Isle of Man's Gambling Supervision Commission. Their live casino began operating at the end of 2009 and is powered by Evolution Gaming.

All Paddy Power betting channels, including sports, poker, bingo, financials, lottery, wagering and casino are ultimately owned by parent company Paddy Power Plc, a company listed on both the London Stock Exchange (PAP) and Irish Stock Exchange (PLS) and whose market capitalization as at February 2010 was over €1.1 billion.

Games / Screenshots

Games offered: Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette (European, French)

Accessing the live dealers: Paddy Power have a dedicated live casino page with links to their live games in instant play mode (ie no download required). The live casino page may be accessed via this link.

About the stream / web cast: The live casino is powered by Evolution Gaming which means the games you are playing are conducted in Evolution's Latvian dealer studio by their dealers and streamed to your PC using their streaming and state-of-play interface technologies. Evolution Gaming's software and dealer studio are licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

Notable features:

Large dealer and table selection - With direct access to by far the largest registered online player base through its impressive licensee base, dealer/table/game range is extensive at all hours of the day;
Game view choices - this is a highly customizable interface and arguably the most impressive currently available from a 'look and feel' point of view. 'Virtual' mode offers a unique full screen view of the dealer action with small bet information widgets, while 'Action' mode offers the more traditional smaller video feed contained within the bet interface.

Sample screenshots: Here are sample screenshots of the live dealer interface (as taken playing at Unibet -aside from branding it is identical to what you will find at Paddy Power).