Live Dealer Casinos are the latest online gambling phenomenon to take the internet by storm. Most of today’s leading online gambling portals now have a Live Dealer Casino available for their registered members, and they can only be accessed after installing a secure download client.

Since the first live dealer casino appeared online back in 2006, it didn’t take long before others started appearing and now there are plenty for players to choose from.   Instead of virtual games that have been developed by software providers using realistic looking tables and realistic sounds of a casino, the live dealer casino is actually set in a secure casino environment with real tables, real croupiers and reals sounds.  

Once you have registered with an online casino that has a live dealer casino included in their product, the only way you will be able to access the live dealer games is by installing their downloadable casino program and then making a deposit into your gambling account.

None of the live dealer games are available in the free play mode at any of the live dealer casinos. When you have installed the download client and launched the casino, you will be taken to the main lobby where you will also find other regular games such as online slots, video poker, perhaps some instant win games and fixed odds games, plus video poker or other similar games.

The main live dealer casino games that you can expect to find include Baccarat, Blackjack, Casino Hold’em and Roulette.   Once you have set your table limits, you will be able to launch a table and the great thing is that you can also select the actual dealer you would prefer to visit.

Many of today’s live dealer casinos have various different dealers to choose from and from various different ethnic backgrounds. They are predominantly stunning women, although there are occasionally male dealers as well. The results are just as random as you would expect in a real life casino.

Most of the live dealer casinos are actually broadcast from regulated, licensed and secure locations in the Republic of Ireland. The players view is always of the table and you will also notice virtual cards and results appearing on the screen, which helps you to see more clearly what’s going on.

If you have the sounds switched on, you will also hear the dealers talking amongst themselves (for example when they are changing the deck of cards or changing dealer). You will also hear them wish you luck as a new hand begins.

If you want to follow the dealer, simply close the table when they leave and you will be taken back to the main virtual lobby where you can click on this dealer again.

You should also be able to interact with other players, as many of the live dealer casinos now have chat boxes and you can also view the rules to each game, various statistics and generally the hand history information is also available. Live Dealer Casinos are fantastic and if you have enough money to give them a whirl, they are certainly worth a visit.