New live casinos

Studios at five casinos

Live games and offers

Welcome offers are for slots. None of the five is cleared on live tables.

The eight checks

How to judge a new casino, or the quick checker.

Where live games come from

A casino rents its live tables from studios. A new casino with Evolution or Playtech tables offers the same games as an old one.

What differs

How many studios it has signed and which tables it has chosen to carry.

How new live casino sites get their live dealer tables

A new live casino does not build its own studio. It signs a contract with one or more live game suppliers, which run the studios, employ the dealers and stream the tables. The casino adds those tables to its lobby, sets which ones to show, and handles your account, balance and payments.

That split matters for two reasons. First, the game itself, including its rules, payouts and RTP, is the supplier's design, so the same table can look identical at a new site and a twenty-year-old one. Second, both businesses answer to the Gambling Commission when they serve British players. In July 2026 Evolution Malta Holding agreed to pay £4.75m after its games reached British players through unlicensed sites, as set out in the Commission's Evolution enforcement notice (opens in a new tab). For you, the lesson is that the tables being familiar tells you nothing about whether the casino showing them is licensed.

Our Evolution provider page and casino software providers guide explain the supplier side. For whether the dealers and cards are real, see are live dealers real.

Live dealer games at new casinos: rules, odds and house edge

Live dealer games follow the same maths as their software versions, so the house edge depends on the game, the variant and the bet. The figures below are standard published values for common rules. Variants differ, and the table's help screen shows the figure for the exact game you are playing.

Two rules matter most at a new live lobby: whether blackjack pays 3 to 2 or 6 to 5, and whether roulette tables are single-zero. A new casino that fills its lobby with 6 to 5 blackjack or double-zero roulette is costing you more for the same game. Our guides to live blackjack, live roulette and live game shows cover each in depth, and the Wizard of Odds baccarat analysis (opens in a new tab) shows how the baccarat figures are derived.

What live casino play costs per hour: worked examples

House edge becomes meaningful when you multiply it by how much you stake in a session. The examples below assume 50 rounds an hour, a reasonable middle figure for a live table, and show the average cost over the long run. Any single session can finish well up or well down.

The same table shows why bet choice matters more than the casino's age. Switching from Banker to Tie at the same stake multiplies the expected cost more than thirteen times. Side bets work the same way: they usually carry a higher edge than the main game. No betting system changes these figures; our guide to betting systems explains why.

UK live casino rules: what applies to live dealer games

Live dealer games sit under the same Gambling Commission framework as every other online casino product, with a few differences from slots that players often get wrong.

• No autoplay. Since 17 January 2025 the autoplay ban has covered all online casino products, not only slots. Each bet must be placed by you. See the autoplay ban.
• Minimum game speed. Non-slot casino games must take at least 5 seconds per game cycle since the same date. Live tables, with a dealer spinning or dealing, run well within that. See table game speed rules.
• Net position and time on screen. Since 2025 casino games other than peer-to-peer poker must show your net position and how long you have been playing.
• No slot stake limits. The £5 and £2 per spin limits apply only to online slots. Live roulette, blackjack and baccarat are not covered, so table maximums are set by the game and the casino.
• No credit cards. As everywhere, you cannot fund live play with a credit card, including through an e-wallet loaded from one.
• Safer gambling tools apply in full. Deposit limits, time-outs, reality checks and GAMSTOP cover live tables exactly as they cover slots.

Because stake limits do not cap live tables, the deposit limit the casino must prompt you to set before your first deposit (required since 31 October 2025) is the main brake on spending. The Commission's summer 2023 consultation response (opens in a new tab) sets out the 2025 extension of game design rules to casino games.

Live casino bonuses at new sites: what to expect in 2026

A live casino bonus is less common than a slots offer, and when one exists the terms are usually tighter. Casinos limit bonus play on live tables because the low house edge on games such as blackjack and baccarat makes wagering cheaper to complete.

In practice you will meet three approaches. Some casinos exclude live games from bonus play completely. Some count live bets at a reduced contribution, which means more play to clear the same bonus; our game weighting guide explains contribution tables. A few run separate live promotions, such as cashback on a table or a prize draw, each with its own terms. Whatever the format, any wagering must now be 10x or less, a cap in force since 19 January 2026.

None of the welcome offers from our five partners is built for live tables. Coral and Ladbrokes give spins for staking £10 on slots, PlayOJO's spins are on Big Bass Bonanza, 10bet's bonus must be wagered 10x on slots, and Casumo's 50% bonus has game restrictions and a £5 maximum bet. 18+, new customers, terms apply. If live play is your main interest, a welcome offer may not suit you at all. Our live casino bonus page covers the formats that do exist.

How to check a new live casino site before you deposit

You can see a great deal about a new live casino before paying anything in. Work through these steps, most of which take a minute each.

1. Find the operator and account number in the footer and confirm both on the Gambling Commission's public register (opens in a new tab), including the exact domain.
2. Browse the live lobby. Most casinos let you see table names, studios and limits before you log in.
3. Open the rules or help panel on a blackjack table and look for the payout on a natural: 3 to 2 is standard, 6 to 5 costs more.
4. Check the roulette tables are single-zero European or French versions unless you deliberately want something else.
5. Note the minimum and maximum stakes and compare them with your budget. Our table limits guide explains the ranges.
6. Read the bonus terms for live contribution or exclusions before opting in to anything.
7. Set a deposit limit when prompted, and switch on reality checks so you see elapsed time during long sessions.

If anything does not line up, our new casino red flags list explains what each warning sign means.

New live casino sites: myths and facts

Live dealer games attract more myths than most casino products, partly because a human dealer makes the game feel more open to skill or influence than it is. These are the beliefs most worth correcting before you play at any live casino, new or established.

The third myth is behind most betting systems used at live roulette and baccarat. Results boards are there for interest, not prediction, and a run of reds does not make black any more likely on the next spin. The gambler's fallacy, as it is called, has cost players more than any single rule change.

The fourth myth is where live play can catch people out. Slower rounds feel gentler, so sessions stretch, and higher minimums mean each round costs more. Setting a time reminder alongside a deposit limit is the simplest way to keep live sessions to the length you planned, and both tools must be available at every licensed casino.

Live casino at established UK casinos: what we can confirm

We report only what each casino's app store listing or published pages state, so this comparison covers whether live casino is offered rather than how many tables or which studios. Studio line-ups change and are best checked in each lobby.

All five hold active Gambling Commission licences, so their live tables carry the protections above. For a broader view of live versus software games, read live vs RNG casino games, or return to the new casinos hub.

Elsewhere on the site: Glossary, Latest no wagering offers UK, Casino verification explained and Latest PlayOJO offer.

Three checks for a new live lobby

• Which studios supply it. Live Casino listed (app listing); check the lobby for studios Live are the names at our five.
• The table limits, which are usually higher than software games.
• The rules panel on a blackjack table: 3 to 2, or 6 to 5.

Why live play is cheaper per hour

A live table deals 40 to 60 rounds an hour, far fewer than software, so the same stake costs less over an evening.

Before you deposit anywhere new: run the checker, then check the licence.

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Everything here is dated. Offers and facts were last checked on 5 October 2026; this is not a live feed. Casino details come from each casino's published terms and help pages and the Gambling Commission's public register. How we check. 18+. Free help: 0808 8020 133 or safer gambling.