- 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 Live 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. In March 2019 they also secured a license from the Malta Gaming Authority to mitigate Brexit related risks.
They also hold a number of EU regional market licenses (Sweden, Spain and Italy for example).
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
Playing 888 Live Casino
888 Elite Lounge blackjack video
888 roulette (Immersive lite) video
Evolution Gaming squeeze baccarat video
888 promo video
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 (x6), Dragon Tiger, Sicbo, Casino Clash, Game Shows
- 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 25 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. A big range of 7 seat tables…
- Exclusive/private tables:
– 888 exclusive (x 26, 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
- VIP Salon Privé Blackjack tables
- 888 Private Salon Privé Blackjack
house rules | More on Evolution Gaming Blackjack
888 now also carry ‘1 to many’ blackjack table options including Free Bet 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
6 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!)
Live Texas Holdem review | house rules
5. Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker, with multiple check/raise opportunities, and a jackpot side bet.
Texas Holdem Bonus Poker review | house rules
6. 2 Hand Casino Hold’em Poker. In case playing one hand a time isn’t enough.
2 Hand Casino Hold’em review | house rules
Bet Dragon, Tiger or Tie. One card to Dragon, one card to Tiger. Highest wins (Ace os low). Win pays even money, Tie pays 11:1. That’s pretty much it!
Read more about Evolution Gaming Dragon Tiger.
Regular 3 dice Sicbo with a small twist. After bets are closed, random multipliers are applied to a random selection of bet options.
Read more about Evolution Super Sicbo. | house rules
888 Casino Clash is essentially Dragon Tiger in a different skin. The one key difference: Ace is high.
Evolution introduced their Live Game Show category in 2019, and proceeded to fill it in quick order with a bunch of games. At 888 you can play the following game shows:
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 poker tables
Read more about Mobile Live Dealers here
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€,$):
Blackjack – 5 to 20,000
Baccarat – 2 to 25,000
Roulette – 1 to 40,000
(VIP limits available on application)
Evolution Gaming’s live games are very impressive. 888 have incorporated just about every feature into their casino: a private room; iPad functionality, localized games with native speaking dealers in selected non-English countries…
what we like…
- simple but feature rich playing interface
- high definition live video stream, tolerant to slow connections
- all games browser playable with no download required
- fast loading, easy to navigate live games lobby
- fast loading games
- fast deal (fastest live blackjack deal)
- very large table/dealer selection, boosted by 888 private table availability
- iPad live games that work very well
- professional, engaging dealers
- play multiple tables simultaneously
- local language dealers for major non-english markets
- large game range
- broad table limit range
what’s not so good…
Accessible via ‘CARD AND TABLE GAMES’ tab in 888 Casino lobby
(not ‘LIVE CASINO’ tab)
- Powered by: NetEntertainment
- Streamed from: NetEntertainment dealer studio in Malta
- Games: Roulette, Blackjack
- Browser play: Yes
- Free play: No
- Available tables/dealers: Minimal
- Dealer chat: Yes
- Playable on: PC and mobile
European (pictured) or French live roulette.
Standard bets and payouts apply.
European Roulette house rules | French Roulette house rules
More on NetEntertainment live roulette
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€,$):
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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