What Is a Live Casino Game Show?

A live casino game show is a real-money game with a live host. The host runs the game from a studio and makes it feel like a television game show, not a casino table. You bet on an outcome, the host plays the round, and every player joins the same round at the same time. Three things make game shows different from a table game like roulette or blackjack:

• A host and a live show. The host leads each round, explains what happens, and talks to players in the live chat. This makes the game feel like a show, not a quiet table.
• A low minimum bet. You can often bet from just €0.10 a round, which makes game shows easy to try.
• Multipliers and bonus rounds at the centre. In a table game the payout is fixed, so a number always pays the same. Game shows work differently. They are built around random multipliers and bonus rounds, and that is where the largest wins are.

The Types of Live Game Shows

Live casino game shows come in several types. Most fit one of these:

• Wheel game shows: the base game is a large money wheel, with bonus rounds on top.
• Bingo-style game shows: the base game is a ball-draw machine, with multipliers or bonus rounds added.
• Dice-style game shows: one or more dice decide the outcome, which pays you or sends you to a bonus game.
• Live slot game shows: the base game is a live slot that can lead to a game show style bonus round.
• Crash games: a multiplier rises during the round and you choose when to cash out.
• Race games: you bet on which racer crosses the finish line first.

A few game shows do not fit any of these types. We group those as one-of-a-kind game shows and cover them at the end.

Wheel Game Shows

In a wheel game show, the base game is a large money wheel that the host spins. The wheel is split into segments, and you bet on the segment you think it will stop on. Most segments hold a number, so a winning bet pays that number times your stake. Other segments do something different: they hold a bonus round, or a re-spin with higher prizes.

Random multipliers are a key part of the format. Before or during the spin, the game adds extra multipliers to parts of the wheel, so the same segment can pay more in one round than in another.

Below are four of the most popular wheel game shows.

#1 Crazy Time

• The base game is a 54-segment money wheel. You bet on the numbers 1, 2, 5, or 10, or on one of four bonus segments.
• Before each spin, a top slot above the wheel can add a random multiplier to one number or bonus segment.
• There are four bonus rounds, and the top one can reach a multiplier of 20,000x your bet.

#2 MONOPOLY Live

• A 54-segment money wheel. You bet on the numbers 1, 2, 5, or 10, or on the Chance, 2 Rolls, or 4 Rolls segments.
• The Chance segment gives an instant cash prize or a multiplier.
• A bet on 2 Rolls or 4 Rolls sends you to a 3D Monopoly board, where two dice move Mr Monopoly to collect multipliers and a double earns an extra roll. The 4 Rolls round covers more of the board.
• The maximum win is 10,000x your bet.

#3 Funky Time Live

• A 64-segment DigiWheel. You bet on the number 1, on one of the letters, or on a bonus segment.
• The letter bets pay 25:1.
• Random multipliers land on segments before each spin.
• There are four bonus rounds. In Disco and VIP Disco, Mr Funky walks across a dance floor and collects a multiplier on each square until he steps off the edge.
• The VIP Disco round uses a larger floor and is where the top win of 10,000x can land.

Bingo-Style Game Shows

In a bingo-style game show, a machine draws numbered balls. You buy one or more cards with numbers on them, and the host draws numbered balls one by one. When a drawn number is on your card, it is marked. You win by completing lines, and the more lines you complete on a card, the higher the payout.

Different games add different extras on top, and this is where the larger wins come from. Some add multipliers to the cards, so a line can pay more when a multiplier is active on it. Others add special bonus cards, which take you to a bonus game when you complete one.

Below are three popular bingo-style game shows.

#1 Mega Ball

• You buy up to 200 cards, and 20 balls are drawn from a machine of 51.
• After the main draw, a multiplier of 5x to 100x is set and one final Mega Ball is drawn. If it completes a line, that line is multiplied.
• On some rounds a second Mega Ball is drawn, which adds another chance at a multiplied line.
• Six lines at the top multiplier reach 1,000,000x your stake

#2 Crazy Balls

• You play regular cards for line wins, and separate bonus cards to reach the bonus rounds. Twenty balls are drawn from a machine of 60.
• The four bonus rounds are where the largest wins sit, the same rounds Crazy Time players will know.

#3 Mr. First Live

• An emerging studio, CreedRoomz, made this game. The base game is a ball-draw machine, and you play with up to eight cards.
• Each card is randomly set as Normal, Safe, or Risk, which changes how much risk you take for the payout.
• A bonus ticket comes in three levels, Sprint, Trailblaze, and Marathon, and each one is a harder path to a larger bonus win.
• In the bonus round, Mr First runs through a course and collects coins that raise your multiplier. The top win is 10,000x.

Dice-Style Game Shows

In a dice-style game show, one or more dice decide the outcome. The host rolls the dice, and you bet on the result before they land. A winning bet gives you a direct payout or sends you to a bonus game.

Sic Bo and Craps use dice too, but they are standard table games rather than game shows, so we cover those on our live dice games page.

Below are three popular dice-style game shows.

#1 Lightning Dice

• Three dice drop through a tower, and you bet on their total, from 3 to 18.
• After betting closes, two to four totals are struck by random multipliers of up to 1,000x.
• Only the totals 3 and 18 can carry the full 1,000x multiplier, as these are the hardest to roll.
• The RTP is 96.21%, and there is no separate bonus round; the multipliers are the extra layer.

#2 Dice City

• This game is played on a 6×6 board. You bet on one of six spots, and two dice decide the winning field.
• Before the roll, a random booster can multiply one of the spots by up to 10x.
• A winning field can give a cash prize or send you to one of three bonus games.
• The three bonus games pay up to 1,000x, 5,000x, and 10,000x, so the top win is 10,000x.

#3 MONOPOLY Roll ’em

• An Evolution game, played on a 12-square Monopoly board with two dice.
• Before the roll, a building phase drops houses on the board and adds multipliers to some squares. These reset every round.
• The two dice are rolled, and the Monopoly Hat moves to the square matching their total. That square is the winning result.
• There are no bonus rounds. The win comes from the multiplier on the winning square, up to 300x.

Live Slot Game Shows

In a live slot game show, you play a slot to qualify for a live bonus round. You place your bet and spin the reels on your own, the same as in a normal online slot. Your goal is to reach the bonus round, and in most of these games you also collect multipliers while you spin, which you take with you into the bonus round.

The bonus round is the live part, and it is where the larger wins are. A host runs it in television show style and keeps it going round after round for all players at once. When you qualify on the slot, you join the next bonus round.

Crazy Coin Flip and Crazy Pachinko use bonus rounds taken from Crazy Time. Balloon Race Live has its own bonus round.

Live Crash Games

A crash game is built around one rising multiplier. When the round starts, the multiplier climbs: 1.5x, 2x, 5x, and up. You cash out whenever you want, and you win your bet times the multiplier at that moment. But the round can end at any second. If it ends before you cash out, you lose your bet. So the choice is yours the whole way up: take a smaller win now, or hold on for more and risk it.

A host presents each round from a studio and talks to players, and everyone plays the same round at the same time. Red Baron and Stock Market Live are live crash games.

Race Games

In a race game, you bet on which racer will finish first. A host presents the race live and calls the action while it runs. You place your bet before the race starts, and if your pick wins, you are paid on the odds of that racer. Safer picks win more often but pay less, while long shots win less often but pay more.

Race Track is a race between six horses or dinosaurs, and you can bet on one racer or spread your bet across several. Each racer has its own odds, from strong runners with a high chance to win to outsiders that pay the most. The result comes from a random number generator, so past races tell you nothing about the next one.

Marble Race Live is a race between five real marbles down a physical track. You can bet on the winner, or on the first two marbles in the right order for a larger payout.

One-of-a-Kind Game Shows

A few game shows do not fit any of the types above. Here are two examples:

• Dead or Alive Saloon: a card game in a Wild West studio. You bet on which playing card the dealer will turn over first. Multiplier cards drawn before it can raise your win, and a Bounty Hunt round can add more. Read review
• Deal or No Deal Live: the television show brought to the live casino. A host opens briefcases one by one, and you choose whether to take the Banker’s offer or keep going for a higher prize. Read review

How We Review Game Shows

We test every game show ourselves and then score it with the same fixed framework we use across the site. That way you can compare any two scores on the site directly. No game gets an easier or stricter review, so a higher score always means a better result against the same criteria. Here are three things we score in our framework:

• RTP across all bet options, not just the main one. Game shows often have a strong main bet next to a weak side bet, so we check every option for the gap.
• Max win and fairness in practice, because a show can promise a huge top prize, but what matters is how often the big wins really fall in our test sessions.
• Bonus rounds and features, because the bonus round is the heart of a game show, so we score how often it triggers and what it pays when it does.

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