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Just like in a real casino, it’s hard to find a live dealer table that lets you play with free/fun chips. But they are out there. Free play live roulette, blackjack and baccarat tables may be played at the below casinos.
Where can you play live games in free play / fun play mode?
Super Casino
At Super Casino once you register an account you are free to choose real play or fun play mode on all their proprietary live roulette tables.
- Account registration required: yes
- Which Games?: Live Roulette
- Limitations: none…you may play in fun play mode as long as you wish, simply choose real play or free play buttons when launching the table.
Fairway Casino and Celtic Casino
Fairway and Celtic, both with live games powered by Visionary iGaming, take a slightly different approach. When you register an account at either casino, your account is automatically credited with 1000 virtual tokens to play with.
- Account registration required: yes
- Which Games?:
Live Roulette
Live Blackjack (EP)
Live Baccarat - Limitations: Once your 1000 virtual tokens are gone, fun play is over.
Why do so few live casinos offer free play?
When it comes to RNG (Random Number Generator) casino games, regardless of which online casino you are playing at, the usual position is play for free, or play for real money. That is to say, almost without exception you will have the option to play the game in fun mode if you wish.
We all like to try before we buy, and it doesn’t hurt to get a feel for the playing interface, irrespective of the game you choose, so from a players perspective free/fun play is a nice way to dip your toes in the water.
From a software provider and casino perspective, it’s their opportunity to wow you with the realism of the wiz bang graphics of their game. And given their marginal cost of serving additional virtual tables is negligible, free play makes perfect sense. It’s a hook.
The story is a little different with live tables. Each table occupies real estate (not just server space), and has a wage earning dealer sitting there dealing the cards or spinning the roulette wheel. Live dealer games are far more costly to serve up to players than computer generated ones.
As such, allowing fun-play players to occupy table space, potentially preventing real money players accessing that table (can’t simply serve up another virtual table and dealer) is expensive.
Both Evolution Gaming and Playtech have a blanket no-free play policy across all tables. The story is the same at most other providers…
Live Casino is an exciting new way to play your favourite table games. You can enjoy Live Blackjack, Live Baccarat, Live Infinite Blackjack, Live Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Live Baccarat eSqueeze, Live Roulette, and Live Auto Roulette streamed in real-time video, delivering an authentic gambling experience where real dealers shuffle, deal and interact with players, just like in a real casino.
Live Casino game outcomes are determined with real cards whereas other table games on PlayNow use a random number generator to determine game outcomes.
Clicking on any of the Live Casino game tiles will launch Live Casino in a new pop up window. You can watch on any game table without sitting down or placing a bet, so feel free to open it and look around!
Alternatively, demo videos of betting on each of the game types are available here.
To place a bet, pick your game type and/or table. If you selected Blackjack, pick an available (green) seat at the table. Select a chip value, then select a betting spot, and your bet is placed. Now the game plays out and your bet is settled based on the game outcome.
If you have an issue, we can help several ways. Live Casino has a chat function that allows you to chat with your dealer or the Live Casino customer support staff to notify them of your issue.
If you have an issue not related to Live Casino, with depositing for example, contact PlayNow Customer Support through chat, email or phone, details here.
The Live Casino studio is open 24 hours per day.
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If you can’t launch Live Casino, your Flash player may be blocked. This help article from Adobe, the makers of Flash, provides browser specific troubleshooting info.
Why does my Live Casino balance not update automatically?
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The Live Casino balance updates each time it connects with the PlayNow server but these two systems are not always connected. For example, if you deposit money to your PlayNow account while the Live Casino client is open, you will not see your balance update in the Live Casino client until an event occurs that requires the client to contact the PlayNow server. Here are some examples of events that require the two servers to connect: launching the Live Casino client; opening a table; making a wager; settling a wager.