In live dealer games, a webcam broadcasts an actual dealer at an actual gaming table – typically in a studio, not on a casino floor – running a game as normal, except without players at the table. There was still much uncertainty from the general public as to whether or not online casinos were on the up-and-up, whether the outcomes were truly random (not that that feeling has disappeared). Live dealer games at online casinos cropped up during the poker boom (perhaps toward the end of it – I don’t recall the exact year) as a way to make potential customers feel more comfortable playing online.
It is the time in the history of online gambling that a live version of slots has been offered. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City launched live online slots on Tuesday morning.
