Table games are the traditional casino games played with cards or a roulette wheel. Online, they run as computer-controlled versions: a random number generator decides each round and there is no dealer, so you play at your own pace.
The family covers roulette, blackjack, baccarat and casino poker variants, with video poker as a close relative. Below is a short guide to each game's idea and house edge, and how an RNG table differs from a live one.
A European roulette wheel has 37 numbers: 1 to 36 plus a single zero. You can bet on a single number, groups of numbers or even-money bets such as red or black. Every bet in European roulette carries a 2.70% house edge, equal to a 97.30% RTP. The French La Partage rule returns half of even-money bets when the ball lands on zero, cutting their edge to 1.35%. American roulette has two zeros and a 5.26% edge.
In blackjack you aim to get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. Picture cards count as ten and an ace as 1 or 11; a two-card blackjack usually pays 3:2. Your decisions matter: following basic strategy keeps the house edge below one per cent under most rules, though no strategy removes it.
In baccarat you bet on the Player hand, the Banker hand or a tie, and the cards are drawn by fixed rules. The Banker bet has a house edge of about 1.06% despite the usual 5% commission, the Player bet about 1.24%, and the tie far more. In video poker you are dealt five cards, hold the ones you want and replace the rest once. Jacks or Better is listed at 99.54% RTP in our catalogue when played correctly. An RNG table lets you set the pace; a live table has a real dealer and fewer rounds per hour, with the same rules and edge for the same variant.
In an RNG table game a random number generator decides the result; in the live casino a real dealer does it in a studio. The rules are the same for the same variant.
Blackjack with basic strategy and the Banker bet in baccarat both sit at around one per cent or less. European roulette is 2.70%. There is always a house edge.
No. Betting systems such as the Martingale change only the size of your stakes, not the house edge. Every spin is independent.