When you enter an online Live Casino powered by the segment leader, there’s always a massive choice of Live Blackjack games to pick from.

The developer which boasts nine consecutive EGR Live Casino Supplier Of The Year titles is able to equip a single gaming site with more than 100 tables playing one of the most popular casino games ever.

An easy-to-manoeuvre lobby lets you filter tables by betting limits and display only those that fit your gaming budget, while clearly marked occupied/free seats indicate whether you can claim your own position or Bet Behind until one of the other players decides to leave.

There is no free-play option but you’re welcome to observe even with an account balance of zero.

For a long time, Evolution’s Live Blackjack was played exclusively at 7-seat tables. If you wanted to join a game but found all seats to be occupied, the only option was to wager on a hand dealt to another player.

That’s no longer the case but many blackjack fans still prefer this option as it’s closer to a land-based casino experience.

Generic 7-seat tables are grouped based on their min and max bet limits and labelled accordingly. Classic Blackjack normally accepts bets as low as €5 and usually accounts for more than 50% of tables accessible via Evolution’s lobby.

Table limits may vary depending on whether you’re playing at a casino targeting low or high-rollers but we’ll try to give you an idea about the developer’s tiering.

White Blackjack is the next in line with limits of $10-$1,000, followed by Silver and VIP Blackjack $50-$1,000, Platinum and Fortune $250-$5,000, Grand $500-$5,000 and Diamond Blackjack $1,000-$5,000.

Each tier features different studio design which reflects the level of exclusivity; the higher the limits, the more upscale it looks. Top tiers are designed to make high-rollers feel like true VIPs being offered to enjoy an experience unavailable to mere mortals.

Click on the table of your choice and, providing there’s money in your casino account, take one of the available seats. The dealer will great you by the chosen nickname to welcome you to the game.

They will deal one card face-up to each of the players as well as themselves and then hand over the second card to all participants.

Both players’ cards are immediately visible but the dealer’s second card is dealt face down. If your opponent shows an Ace, they will peak for Blackjack after offering Insurance.

The button labelled x2 enables players to quickly double their bet while the one with a circular arrow allows them to undo the last one placed. Round multi-coloured icons are used for making Hit/Stand/Split/Double decisions.

Using the Bet Behind feature, one can participate in the game even if all seats are taken.

The seated player makes all decision for that hand but you can choose to buy Insurance even if they don’t and decide (in advance) whether to double when they opt to Double Down or Split.

The „hot player“ icon allows you to see which of your fellow players happens to be on the longest winning streak.

Standard Live Blackjack includes two optional bets – Perfect Pairs and 21+3. The first wins if your first two cards form a pair of any kind and pays 6:1 for a Mixed Pair (different suit, different colour), 12:1 for a Coloured Pair (different suit, same colour) and 25:1 for a Perfect Pair (same suit).

The 21+3 wager pays if your two cards and the dealer’s up card create a winning 3-card poker hand. You’ll win 5:1 for a Flush, 10:1 for a Straight, 30:1 for Three of a Kind, 40:1 for Straight Flush and 100:1 for Suited Trips.

Gameplay is fast enough though you may find that some participants use most of the available time to make a Hit or Stand decision.

To speed things up, one can choose what to do next before it’s their turn to play. The total hand value, displayed next to the player’s cards, comes in handy as it’s possible to miscalculate when overexcited or lacking concentration and consequently make a wrong decision.

All in-game options are accessible via buttons in the upper right corner and these include Live Chat, audio and video controls, player’s own history and game rules.

Infinite Blackjack was Evolution’s first common draw variant which doesn’t necessitate waiting for a vacant seat. All players bet on the same hand but each can make independent decisions. This particular table accepts wagers as low as €1 so it’s accessible to a larger audience.

The basics are the same as in standard 7-seat Blackjack with one exception: Infinite Blackjack applies Six Card Charlie rule which means you’ll automatically win having received 6 cards that total 21 or less – even if the dealer has Blackjack!

In addition to Pairs and 21+3 optional bets, Infinite Blackjack offers two unique side wagers. Hot 3 pays between 1:1 and 100:1 if your first two cards and the dealer’s up card total 19-21 and Bust It wins between 1:1 and 250:1 depending on the number of cards your opponent busts with.

Physical cards dealt by the dealer „disappear“ in a slot positioned in the middle of the table and reappear as digital images. Gameplay may feel slow owing to the fact participants make different decisions.

For example, you may choose to Stand or Hit, eager to see what your opponent holds, but be forced to wait because a number of other players have opted to Split and the dealer consequently has to draw additional cards for their sake.

Free Bet Blackjack is a variation of Infinite Blackjack with a twist; players with a hard total of 9,10 or 11 are offered a Free Double and those with a pair other than 10s, Jacks, Queens and Kings a Free Split. Bets will Push not only when the outcome is a Tie but also if the dealer has a total of 22.

If you accept a Free Double, a free bet is added to your original wager. If you win, the value of the free bet is matched and only your original bet returned.

In case of a loss, you’ll only lose the amount initially wagered. With a Free Split, the original bet is placed on the first hand and free bet on the second one.

The first thus plays as it normally would while the other wins an amount equal to the free bet or loses nothing at all. All other rules are identical to those attached to Infinite Blackjack, including four optional wagers.

Salon Prive is Evolution’s way to provide a VIP experience like no other. Table limits are set accordingly, usually starting at $1,000 and going as high as $10,000, and the environment designed to feel exceptionally exclusive.

The real treat is, however, that the table is all yours; once you take a seat, no one else can join the game or even observe.

First Person Blackjack is Evolution’s RNG game using 3D technology to make it look as if playing at a live table minus the dealer.

Basic rules are the same as in  7-seat Live Blackjack and so is the game’s RTP. Next to buttons which allow players to undo their last bet or repeat it, there’s one labelled Go Live.

When you’re ready to challenge a live opponent, click on it to open the virtual door to Evolution’s Live Casino and pick one of the tables presented within the developer’s lobby.

Standard 7-seat Blackjack uses 8 decks and mandates that the dealer stands on 17. Players can Double Down on any two initial cards (and receive only one more card) but not after splitting.

They can Split the first two cards of equal value once per hand and draw as many additional cards as they wish unless the initial hand consists of Aces; Split Aces receive only one card each.

When the dealer’s up card is an Ace, you’ll be offered to purchase Insurance at a cost of 50% of your main bet and potentially win 2:1.

The optimal theoretical payout in a standard 7-seat game is 99.28% (95.90% for Perfect Pairs and 96.30% for 21+3 side bets).

• 8 decks
• Dealer stands on all 17
• Double Down on any two cards
• No Double after Split
• Only one Split per hand
• Insurance pays 2:1
• Tie results in a Push
• RTP standard 7-seat Blackjack: 99.28%
• RTP Infinite Blackjack: 99.47%
• RTP Free Bet Blackjack: 98.45%

There’s a reason why Evolution Gaming remains the leader in live dealer gaming despite an increasing number of fairly active competitors.

To start with, each of the developer’s products is impeccable in terms of broadcasting quality and each game features a superb user interface with easily accessible in-game options. The quality of the experience remains the same when you switch to a mobile device as Evolution did an amazing job of adapting its live dealer games to small touchscreens.

Even providers able to deliver a similar quality on desktops can’t match the visual appearance and ease of use typical for Evolution’s mobile games.

Furthermore, Evolution Gaming has more tables than any of the competitors so it’s much easier to find a vacant seat. It also enables casinos to provide a wider range of bet limits and thus cater to all bankrolls.

If they opt to include Salon Prive, they can also offer high-rollers a private gaming experience one won’t necessarily find even at brick-and-mortar casinos.

What’s even more impressive is the choice of unique products such as Infinite and Free Bet Blackjack which incorporate features unavailable in any of the competitive Live Blackjack games.

Playing Live Blackjack powered by Evolution Gaming is always an exceptional experience and it’s truly hard to find anything that the developer doesn’t do better than everybody else.

If pushed, one could question the absence of native tables some competitors do provide, especially since the company employs native speakers of a number of non-English languages to act as Live Roulette hosts.