Casino City's iGaming Pocket Directory - 2018 Edition

38 Sponsored by Casino City’s iGaming Pocket Directory Live Dealer LIVE DEALER INDUSTRY OVERVIEW dealers and an easy interface. If a player can easily understand the dealer when she speaks and the video feed is good, it greatly increases the chances that the player will deposit at that site. When gameplay accurately represents what players have grown accustomed to in casinos, players believe in the product and are more likely to play it. In the U.S., brick-and-mortar casinos, such as the Golden Nugget in New Jersey, have begun adding an online live dealer component to their offerings. Golden Nugget first launched live dealer games in 2016 and added the house-banked poker game Casino Hold’em in early 2018 in hopes of attracting a new demographic and further broadening its reach. Many of the largest online casino operators in the industry offer a live dealer option for their players. Gala Interactive, bet-at-home, Betsson and William Hill are among the heavy hitters on iGamingDirectory.com’s list of online casinos that prominently feature live dealer play. In September 2016, Mr Green launched a new live casino featuring an exclusive real-time studio. The casino’s premises showcase the same interior design and green color scheme as its land-based casinos and feature Mr Green’s own croupiers. But because player retention — and player value — is high with live dealer casinos, operators are more than happy to offer the product. And players, judging by the growth in the live dealer sector, are enjoying the offerings.