Players make their bets from home and the results are processed as they normally are online. Cards are often larger to make them easier for people at home to see and technology like RFID is used so that the cards, dice, or roulette spins can be automatically read by a computer. In live dealer games, a webcam broadcasts an actual dealer at an actual gaming table – typically in a studio, not on a casino floor – running a game as normal, except without players at the table. There was still much uncertainty from the general public as to whether or not online casinos were on the up-and-up, whether the outcomes were truly random (not that that feeling has disappeared). Live dealer games at online casinos cropped up during the poker boom (perhaps toward the end of it – I don’t recall the exact year) as a way to make potential customers feel more comfortable playing online.
It is the time in the history of online gambling that a live version of slots has been offered. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City launched live online slots on Tuesday morning.
