A live casino streams real dealers and hosts to your screen, so you play table games and game shows in real time instead of against software. People searching for William Hill live casino usually want to know which games exist, how they work and how they differ from standard online games.
Common live casino games
Live tables most often cover blackjack, roulette, baccarat and poker-style games. Alongside them sit game shows, which are built around a presenter, a wheel or a set of numbered balls and pay according to their own rules. Each game has its own page of rules, so see the guides to blackjack and roulette for the table basics.
Which live games and providers William Hill lists changes over time, so check the lobby for the current selection. Table limits, side bets and the number of seats vary between tables and are shown before you join, so compare them with what you are comfortable staking.
How a live round works
A round starts with a betting window. You place your bets on screen before the timer ends, and the dealer then deals the cards, spins the wheel or draws the numbers. The result is read from real equipment and shown to you, and your bets are settled automatically.
The rules depend on the game. In blackjack the aim is to beat the dealer's hand without going over 21, and you choose whether to take another card or stand. In roulette you bet on where the ball lands, and the payout depends on how many pockets your bet covers, so a single number pays more than a red or black bet. In baccarat you back the player hand, the banker hand or a tie, and the cards are drawn by fixed rules rather than by your decisions.
Because the window is short, decide your stake and read the payouts before the round starts. Each table displays its own limits and payouts, and these can differ from the table next to it, so a quick look at them is worth more than a quick bet. If you watch on a phone, the mobile version page explains how the site works on smaller screens.
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Live game shows and live tables
A live table is a classic game with a dealer: blackjack, roulette or baccarat, with rules you can learn once and apply at any table. A game show is built around a bet on a wheel spin or a draw, often with bonus rounds that make the payout depend on features you must understand first, so read the paytable for each one. Shows are usually faster and more varied. Compared with RNG games, live rounds run at the pace of the studio, and you cannot pause one in progress.
Before you join a table
Check the rules, limits and payouts first. Set a deposit limit before you play, because rounds come quickly. Only stake money you can afford to lose, and take a break when the game stops being enjoyable. No betting pattern changes the result of a spin or a hand.
