Today, online casinos often partner with live dealer service providers to offer more game variety. Live dealer games deliver an immersive experience for players that they can usually only get in a brick-and-mortar casino. Live Blackjack, Live Roulette, Live Three-Card Poker, or Ultimate Texas Hold’em are popular live dealer games.
In June 2024, DraftKings and PlayStar both signed a Playtech Live Agreement. Evolution supplies both operators with most of their live dealer games but it seems that operators can have more than one live dealer contract simultaneously.
Brand differentiators
Not every online casino offers the same live dealer games. DraftKings and PlayStar both use more than one iGaming software provider. Each live casino game provider has titles that resonate with different audiences. Authentic Gaming offers 7s on Fire, a popular roulette/slot game show. One of Playtech’s live offerings is the Alice Beyond Wonderland game show. Evolution has a Lightning Dice live game and has recently introduced Crazy Time, Crazy Coin Flip, and Super Sic Bo.
Playtech operates from a studio in Ocean Casino Resort and offers live dealer games in New Jersey through betPARX. This popular app offers players the opportunity to play slot games, table games, live dealer games, and even place sports bets using their mobile devices.
Live dealer states
At present, you can only play live dealer games in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Connecticut. Delaware could soon legalize online casinos, and live dealer games could launch there.
Live dealer games combine the convenience of playing online with the fun of gambling in a traditional casino. You get comfort, privacy, and the thrilling experience of chatting with a live dealer and other players in real time.
Online casinos are one of the trending businesses capable of generating significant revenue, and live dealer games contribute to their popularity. Evolution and Playtech are two of the giants in the live dealer games industry. They both offer games that are loved all over the world.
Evolution’s presence
Evolution has live dealer studios in New Jersey, Michigan, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. The company focuses exclusively on live dealer games. When it acquired Ezugi in 2019, this gave it a firm grip on the U.S. market. Ezugi was one of the first studios to legally provide live dealer games to U.S. players.
Evolution is currently expanding its operations in New Jersey and will add 2,000 more live dealers by 2025. The Pennsylvania studio streams live dealer games to West Virginia. Evolution specializes in creating a studio environment that can be branded to fit any casino. This includes uniforms, gaming hardware, and custom cards.
Before Playtech Live launched in New Jersey and Michigan in 2021, Evolution was the main supplier of live dealer games in the United States. Now, Playtech and Authentic Gaming also have live dealer studios. In 2023, Playtech opened new studios, and Light & Wonder made its debut via its subsidiary, Authentic Gaming.
Playtech expanding
Playtech started to offer live dealer games as far back as 2003 and now is committed to expanding its operations in North America. It delivers many other games besides live dealer games and is a bigger company than Evolution. It offers live dealer games in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The company keeps pushing boundaries and innovating in its live studio operations. It wants to take advantage of US gambling market growth and fortify its presence in the U.S. states where online casinos are legal. Throughout the years, it has acquired many other gaming companies and now has over 500 titles, including casino games, bingo, poker, and sports betting software.
