- Betfair Live Casino
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Review Summary:
Starting to beef up their live games promo program. Added private tables. You'll enjoy the games. You'll love the dealers
– Players from United States not permitted
Overview
Betfair was launched in 1999 as the world’s first online betting exchange and has grown to become one of the largest internet gambling businesses in existence today.
Some key facts from their corporate website make for interesting reading…over 3 million registered customers; over 2,000 staff; over 5 million transactions processed daily; around 7 billion page views served weekly; licenses in Gibraltar (sport betting), Italy (sports betting), United States (wagering), Australia (sports betting), Malta (casino); official betting partner of Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Ascot Racecourse; listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Their online casino is owned and operated by Malta based (MGA licensed) subsidiary Betfair Casino Limited (now part of the Paddy Power Betfair Plc group) and the software that they have chosen for their live games is Playtech’s dealer platform. Betfair also hold a UK Gambling Commission license enabling participation in the UK market.
Videos…game recordings & casino/platform media
Playing Betfair
Betfair roulette video
Playtech (Euro) VIP live baccarat
Playtech (Euro) live blackjack
A closer look at their live games
- Powered by: Playtech
- Streamed from:
– Playtech Euro dealer studios in Riga, Latvia, and
– Asian dealer studio in Manila, Philippines - Games: Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Poker, Hi-Lo (see tabs for more)
- Browser play: Yes…software download not required
- Free play: No…real money play only
- To access live dealers: Register playing account
- Multiple simultaneous table play: Yes
- Includes exclusive/dedicated Betfair table(s)
- Available tables/dealers: Extensive
- Dealer chat: Yes
- Playable on: PC, iOS & Android mobile devices
Betfair now share an exclusive area (bit of an oxymoron) with sister casino Paddy Power. Contained within are 12 exclusive/private tables, accessible by Betfair (& Paddy Power) logged in customers only:
- 10 blackjack including a 2 VIP tables
- 2 roulette tables
A large array of baccarat tables, all offering standard Player, Banker, Tie bets and payouts as well as side bets.
- Lounge and Mini Baccarat tables
- Grand Baccarat table (pictured)
- Prestige Baccarat with squeeze
- Asian studio tables:
– squeeze baccarat,
– speed baccarat, – progressive baccarat,
– VIP with player controlled squeeze
Vision is impeccable and audio crystal clear allowing for easy dealer chat provided you have a reasonable connection.
house rules | More on Playtech live baccarat
Large range of 7 seat blackjack tables to choose from, all dealt from 8 decks, paying 3:2 for blackjack and dealers standing on all 17s.
- Private tables (x 10 including VIP)
- Tables from the old Riga studio
- Royale Blackjack tables from the new Riga studio
- Tables in the Asian studio
Additionally players can try unlimited live blackjack which is a ‘one’ to many’ deal catering to an unlimited number of simultaneous players.
house rules | More on Playtech live blackjack
Many European and French roulette tables available, all offering standard bets and payouts.
- Betfair Private roulette (pictured)
- Grand Roulette
- Lounge French & European roulette tables
- Speed Roulette
- AGE OF THE GODS roulette (with 4 tier jackpot)
- Asian studio tables…European & French and including Mandarin speaking dealers in the Emperor Room
- Dual play…play a up to 3 tables simultaneously
house rules | More on Playtech live roulette
Live Casino Hold’em Poker
Here you’re playing against the house/dealer, NOT other players :
- an Ante bet gets you a couple of pocket cards and a look at the Flop;
- a Call (2x Ante) bet gets you a look at the Turn, River and dealer’s pocket cards;
- beat the dealer’s qualifying hand for a payout.
Live dealer 3 Card Brag
Here you are trying to beat the dealer’s 3 card poker hand. You can read more about live dealer 3 Card Brag here.
Live Hi-Lo
Bet on whether the next drawn card is higher, lower, or the same as the displayed (last picked) base card. Games don’t get simpler than this.
Read about Playtech’s Live Hi-Lo here
Betfair also offer a range of tables from Playtech’s Manila dealer studio.
Blackjack, roulette (European and French), an extensive range of baccarat tables (squeeze baccarat, speed baccarat, progressive baccarat, VIP baccarat with player controlled squeeze) and sicbo may be played on tables inside the Ruby, Sapphire and Emperor Rooms.
Accessible via Betfair’s mobile website or their App Store App (UK residents only). Playable on all iOS or Android devices and plenty of tables to choose from…
- 3 x roulette tables – Aphrodite, Vesta & new dedicated Betfair table
- 1 x Baccarat – Neptune mini
- Regular and dedicated Betfair Blackjack tables
Read more about Mobile live games here
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€,$):
Blackjack – 5 to 10,000 (Seated player, 7 seat tables) | 1 min on Unlimited table
Baccarat – 5 to 10,000 (Player/Banker bets)
Roulette – 0.10 to 200 (Lowest live roulette minimum currently available online)
(VIP limits available on application)
There’s a lot to like about these games. If the aim of live dealer gaming is to replicate the real in casino experience, albeit via remote play, then Playtech’s live games are just about the best there is.
what we like…
- super intuitive, highly customizable game window
- high definition live video, tolerant to sub-optimal connections
- games are browser playable, with no download required
- games load fast
- browse, select, change game from easy to navigate live casino lobby
- big table/dealer selection, enhanced by dedicated tables
- the dealers…try not to be beguiled!
- lowest roulette minimums online (10p, €0.50)
- disconnection policy
what’s not so good…
- getting access to higher limits can be a pain
- video stream for mobile play can be problematic
Supported Currencies, Languages
- Currencies supported: $US, €, British £, CAD, AUD, NOK, SGD, DKK, SEK, HKD
- Languages supported: English, български, Česky, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español, Suomi, Italiano, Norsk, Polski, Português, Русский, Svenska, Türkçe, 简体中文, 繁體中文
Deposit / Withdrawal Options and Support
- Deposit by: Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron, Delta, Solo, Visa Electron, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, ClickandBuy, Cheque, Bank wire transfer
- Withdraw by: Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron, Delta, Solo, Visa Electron, Chosen digital wallet, Bank wire transfer
- Support: 24/7 email, phone support. No toll free numbers
fist day they let you win but after the story change complictly the more you deposit the more you loose
jose pestana
Not tried betting real money here but if it’s live which I’ve been talking and asking questions to the croupier then you really got to get this misconception out of your head about casinos being able to let you win or make you lose. Real life casinos don’t have a switch like in the flintstones that can let you win or lose. So when you lose stop being a sore loser. Eventually you WILL lose as the house has an edge of 2.75%. Learn more about gambling and statistics before believing silly things like that. If the betfair live is truly not live then that’s a different matter to address.
I give it 2 stars because they don’t give you much time to place bets.