Live Dealer Casinos

The first thing we want to know about the casino is whether it has a license, and if yes, which authority issued it. License is proof that an online casino operates legally and that it is safe to entrust your personal information and money to it. Since offshore gambling sites can’t get an NZ license, we mostly select platforms licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, UK Gambling Commission, or Curacao eGaming Commission.

Bonuses are inherent in almost every online casino, but not every single one of them offers rewards for live games. But even if they do, those bonuses and promotions must be frequent, generous, and imply reasonable terms. For instance, if the casino offers a promo with an x60 wager, it will hardly make it to our list.

Behind each live game released stands a software developer. Studios like Playtech, Evolution Gaming, Medialive Casino, Ezugi, and others ensure that the live gaming content they make is interesting to play and works smoothly. That’s why we prefer casinos working with these providers.

Another crucial point in screening out live casinos is the variety and number of games available to play. Our team makes sure the game libraries of casinos we select feature dozens of titles, such as roulette, blackjack, poker, baccarat, lottery, brag, and game shows like Monopoly Live or Gonzo’s Treasure Hunt.

Reputable casinos tend to draw the attention of many review sites and regular gamblers who leave their feedback. We see how other experts from independent platforms have rated casino. As for players, their reviews are less sophisticated, yet they mention features they liked and things they didn’t. There’s also a chance we haven’t come across some of the issues the site has, and reviews inform us about them.

Blackjack is among the most played card games at New Zealand online and offline casinos. The rules are quite simple: you need to beat the dealer who deals two cards to themselves and other players at the table. You can do this by having a better hand than the dealer, which cannot exceed 21. 

In blackjack, cards from 2 to 10 are worth their face value (2 is worth 2 points, 3 is worth 3 points, etc.); jacks, queens, and kings are worth 10 points, while aces give you either 1 to 11 points (depending on your hand).

This is one of the easiest table games of random, where the outcome depends on where the ball lands after a spin of the roulette wheel. A regular European roulette has 37 numbers from 0 to 36 on the wheel. Thus, when you bet on a number that wins in the next spin, you get paid 36 times your bet.

It’s quite hard to predict the exact number where the ball will land. To increase your chances, you can place outside bets. All the outside bets have a 50/50% chance to win (1 to 18, 19 to 36, even, odd, red, black, 1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12, 2 to 1).

In baccarat, players have two basic game options: betting on either the player or the banker. It does not mean that the dealer is the banker and you are the player, it is just a name for one side to the other. The main object of the game is to get your hand as close to 9 without exceeding this number. The game’s value of cards is as follows: ace amounts to 1 point, 2 to 9 are worth their value, while the rest of the cards are worth 0 points.

Poker stands out the most among all the card games at online casinos since, besides luck, the player’s skill plays a key role. Unlike the aforementioned table games, you play against other players in poker.

The most popular version of poker is Texas Hold’em, where players are dealt two cards from the get-go. Each turn, the participants have to decide whether to check, call, raise or fold their cards. The cards dealt on the table are called community cards and include pre-flop (3 initial cards), flop (4th card), and river (5th card). Whoever has the best hand ends up a winner.

Unlike Texas Hold’Em, this is a player versus dealer game. In three-card poker, you have an ante bet (mandatory) or pair plus bet (optional). Once the bets are made, the player is given three cards and can either fold or make another bet equal to the initial one. After that, the dealer turns over their cards and must have at least a queen-high in their hand to play. If a player’s hand is better than a dealer’s, they get paid depending on the combination they have: pair (x1), flush (x4), straight (x6), three of a kind (x30), and straight flush (x40).

Razz is basically a 7-card stud turned upside down. It’s a low-ball game, which means the hand rankings are reversed. Aces are low, straights and flushes don’t count, while the best possible hand is ace, deuce, trey, four, and five. Before the hand begins, all participants place an initial bet, known as ante, to be given cards. Each player starts the round with two cards down and one up. Then each participant is then dealt one more open card, except for the last, seventh card, which is dealt face down. A player with the lowest combination of five cards wins the pot.