- 888 Live Casino
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Review Summary:
Games by Evolution, big private room, big limits, iPad capable and very busy with live casino tournaments and giveaways.
- Players from United States not permitted
Overview
888 Casino is by most measures one of the largest online casinos in the world. It is owned by Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd, wholly subsidiary of London Stock Exchange listed 888 Holdings Plc.
888 Holdings employs over 800 full time staff and offers 24/7 support capabilities in almost 20 languages to a claimed 25 million players who have to date played at its online casino properties.
888 Casino operates under a Gibraltar Regulatory Authority license and started taking accepting bets 1997. They hold a UK Gambling Commission license for customers in the UK.
Their principal live casino is powered by Evolution Gaming including multiple private rooms withing Evolution’s premises in Latvia. They recently (June 2017) also added a selection of tables from NetEntertainment.
Videos...game recordings and casino media
A closer look at their live games
- Powered by: Evolution Gaming
- Streamed from:
- Studios in Latvia, Romania & Malta
- Bricks and mortar casinos in Malta & Romania - Games: Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Poker versions (x4), Dreamcatcher
- Browser play: Yes…software download not required
- Free play: No…real money play only
- Multiple simultaneous table play: Yes
- Exclusive/dedicated rooms: 888 exclusive, 777 exclusive, Elite Lounge
- Available tables/dealers: Extensive
- Native language dealers, eg Italian, Spanish, Danish
- Dealer chat: Yes
- Playable on: PC, iPad, iPhone
888 are one a handful of Evolution Gaming licensees that have private, branded areas within Evolution’s premises. Tables here are accessible by 888 customers only. They have 888 branded tables, 777 branded tables, and the recently opened Elite Lounge VIP area.
Inside 888′s exclusive rooms presently are:
- more than 20 additional blackjack tables, including VIP limits
- 3 additional roulette tables
- 1 additional poker table
Regular (Evolution Gaming) floor tables are also available to players logged into 888 live casino.
Offering all Evolution’s gold baccarat tables…
- Squeeze Baccarat …with dealer controlled the squeeze
- Controlled Squeeze Baccarat …where you get to control the squeeze
- Speed Baccarat …fast deal table
- Regular deal tables
The also offer ‘Punto Banco’ tables with Italian speaking dealers. For all , bet Banker (0.95:1), Player (1:1), Tie (8:1) and/or take the optional pairs side bets.
For slightly different payouts, there is also a No Commission Baccarat table (pictured).
house rules | More on Evolution Gaming Baccarat
Players are completely spoiled for choice when it comes to live blackjack at 888…
- Exclusive/private tables:
- 888 exclusive (x 15, including VIP)
- 777 exclusive (x 2)
- In the Elite Lounge, pictured (x 5) Sapphire, Emerald, Opal, Topaz & Pearl - Standard limit tables on the floor of the Latvia & Romania studios
- A range of VIP limit tables…Red, Fortune, Grand, Platinum, Silver, Diamond
- Salon Salon Privé Super VIP tables
house rules | More on Evolution Gaming Blackjack
Many (all single zero, apart from American table) live roulette tables available to choose from at 888:
- Private/exclusive tables:
- Ruby Roulette in Elite Lounge (pictured)
- 888 Roulette
- 777 Roulette - European Roulette standard & VIP limit tables
- French Roulette standard & VIP limit tables
- Salon Salon Privé Super VIP tables
- American Roulette (double zero wheel)
- Immersive Roulette
- Speed Roulette
- London Roulette (with British Croupiers)
- Language tables…
Turkce Roulette, Deutsche Roulette, Svensk Roulette, Dansk Roulette, Venezia Roulette, Ruleta en Vivo, Russian Ruletka, Arabic Roulette - In casino tables…
- Dragonara Casino Roulette, Grand Casino Roulette
house rules | More on Evolution Gaming Roulette
4 live poker variations to choose from:
1. Live Casino Hold’em Poker
You are playing against the house (or dealer) and not other players.
An Ante bet gets you in the game, your pocket cards and a look at the flop. A Call bet (2x Ante) lets you see the Turn, River and the dealer’s cards.
Casino Holdem Poker review | house rules
2. Three Card Poker
Beat the dealer’s 3 card poker hand.
Three Card Poker review | house rules
3. Caribbean Stud Poker
New for 2016…beat the dealer’s poker hand, with payouts on Call bet of up to 100:1, and 5+1 Bonus side bet up to 1000:1
Caribbean Stud Poker review| house rules
4. Ultimate Texas Hold’em Poker (Evolution all access, or 888 exclusive table…pictured)
Here you get the option to check or raise post Pockets, Flop or River (1 opportunity to raise!)
May 2017 saw the launch of the 888 Elite Lounge offering higher limits for high rollers. Contained within are:
- 5 exclusive blackjack tables (2 available 24/7, all available 4pm to 4am GMT)
- 1 exclusive roulette table available 24/7
Also accessible once you log on at 888, are the exclusive live tables of sister casino brand, 777, including:
- 2 exclusive blackjack tables,
- 1 exclusive roulette table
You can play 888′s live games via iPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet. ‘For mobile’ games may be accessed via 888′s mobile website or the 888 casino App in the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Most games playable on PC may now be played via mobile…
- live roulette
- live blackjack
- live baccarat (yes, the swanky new look tables)
- live Casino Hold’em
- live Caribbean Poker
Read more about Mobile Live Dealers here
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€,$):
Blackjack – 5 to 20,000
Baccarat – 2 to 25,000
Roulette – 1 to 300,000
(VIP limits available on application)
Evolution Gaming’s live games are very impressive. 888 have incorporated just about every feature into their casino: a private room; iPad functionality, localized games with native speaking dealers in selected non-English countries…
what we like…
- simple but feature rich playing interface
- high definition live video stream, tolerant to slow connections
- all games browser playable with no download required
- fast loading, easy to navigate live games lobby
- fast loading games
- fast deal (fastest live blackjack deal)
- very large table/dealer selection, boosted by 888 private table availability
- iPad live games that work very well
- professional, engaging dealers
- play multiple tables simultaneously
- local language dealers for major non-english markets
- large game range
- broad table limit range
what’s not so good…
Accessible via ‘CARD AND TABLE GAMES’ tab in 888 Casino lobby
(not ‘LIVE CASINO’ tab)
- Powered by: NetEntertainment
- Streamed from: NetEntertainment dealer studio in Malta
- Games: Roulette, Blackjack
- Browser play: Yes
- Free play: No
- Available tables/dealers: Minimal
- Dealer chat: Yes
- Playable on: PC and mobile
European (pictured) or French live roulette.
Standard bets and payouts apply.
European Roulette house rules | French Roulette house rules
More on NetEntertainment live roulette
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€,$):
Blackjack – 1 to 15,000
Roulette – 1 to 20,000
(VIP limits available on application)
Supported Currencies, Languages
- Currencies supported: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, SEK, DKK
- Languages supported: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Greek, Polish, Russian, Português, Dansk, Svenska, Türkçe, Hungarian, Romanian, Chinese, Japanese
Deposit / Withdrawal Options and Support
- Deposit by:
Credit Cards:
VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club
Debit Cards:
Visa Electron, Delta, Laser, Maestro, Solo, extensive list of Chinese debit cards
E-wallets:
PayPal, NeTeller, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, Moneta, ActeCash, UKash, Paysafe card, Instadebit, Ideal - Withdraw by: VISA, Mastercard, chosen e-wallet
- Support: 24/7 live chat, email, phone support. Toll free phone support for all players
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