Captain Cooks Casino offers live casino games, where a real dealer runs each round and the table is streamed to your screen. The main questions are which formats exist, how a round is played and what to check first. This page covers the common formats, how rounds work, how live games differ from computer versions, and what to keep in mind before you play.
Common live casino formats
Live casino games come in a few common formats. Live blackjack and live roulette are the most familiar: a dealer deals cards or spins a wheel, and you place bets during a betting period before each round. Live baccarat follows a similar pattern with its own rules. Game shows are a separate format, built around a host and a wheel or board, with bets paid at fixed multipliers. The same game often appears at tables with different betting limits.
Check which tables Captain Cooks Casino offers before you play, and compare the minimum and maximum bets before you join. For the rules of individual games, see the roulette and blackjack pages.
How a live round works
Each round follows the same sequence. You choose a table, place your bets during the betting period, and the dealer then deals cards or spins the wheel. When the result is shown, winning bets are paid according to the rules of that game, and losing bets are collected. Roulette pays by the number or colour you pick, blackjack compares your hand with the dealer's hand, and game shows pay on the segment or number that is revealed.
Each bet type has its own payout and chance of winning, so compare them before you choose one. Table games and game shows have a house edge that depends on the bet. Results are random: no one can predict the next card or spin, and earlier results do not change the next round.
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Live dealer games and computer versions
A computer version of a table game uses a random number generator (RNG) to decide each card or spin, with no dealer and no physical equipment. A live game uses a real dealer, real cards or a physical wheel, and a video stream, so you see each result as it happens. The rules and payouts are usually the same in both formats, but the pace is not. Live rounds wait for the dealer and the betting period, so they move more slowly than an RNG version.
Game shows differ from classic live tables in format. A host presents the round, and bets are placed on a wheel or board with set multipliers, while classic live tables follow the rules of the traditional game. Captain Cooks Casino offers live casino games, so check the tables available and their betting limits before you join one.
Practical points before you play
Learn the rules and bet types of a game before you place a bet, and check the betting limits at the table you want. Set a budget and a time limit before you start, and stop when you reach either one. Choose a stake you are comfortable losing, and do not raise your bets to recover earlier losses.
Betting systems such as the Martingale do not change the odds. Each round is independent, so doubling a stake after a loss only increases how much you can lose in a run of bets.
If you play on a phone, the mobile version and the iPhone app are available. For tools to keep play under control, see the safer gambling page.
