# Live Casino vs RNG Games: What Really Changes for the Player Source: https://cricketin.org/en/compare/live-casino-vs-rng-games [By Nikhil Varma](/en/authors/betting-analyst), Betting and Odds Analyst. [Reviewed by Rajeev Sathe](/en/authors/editor-in-chief), Editor-in-Chief. Updated 10 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Live dealer games against RNG games: how each makes a result, how fairness is checked, why the RTP can be identical and how pace changes the cost per hour. In a live casino game a real dealer deals cards or spins a wheel on camera; in an RNG game, software picks every result. The price of play can be exactly the same: Evolution says its RNG First Person games use the same rules and paytables as its live tables, and in the Cricketin catalogue six such pairs show identical RTPs, from 95.4% to 99.2%. What changes is how the randomness is made and checked, and how fast the rounds come. This page sets the two side by side, shows the matching pairs, explains how each kind is tested and works out why a faster game costs more per hour at the same RTP. ## Live and RNG side by side Both kinds sit together in the [game catalogue](/en/casino). Here is what separates them. **Table 1. Live casino and RNG games compared** | Aspect | Live casino | RNG game | |---|---|---| | Who produces the result | A dealer or host with real cards, wheels or dice, streamed from a studio | A random number generator, shown as animation | | What a UK-style standard checks | Casino-quality equipment, trained croupiers, video of all dealer activity, game logs (RTS 17) | Statistically random output, no odds that adapt to past results (RTS 7) | | Rules and paytable | Set by the game | Can be identical to the live version | | RTP | Set by the paytable | The same where the paytable is the same | | Pace | Set by the dealer's round | Evolution's First Person games let you adjust the speed | | Examples in the catalogue | Crazy Time, Super Andar Bahar, Bet on Teen Patti | Aviator, Color Prediction, slots, First Person Blackjack | Sources: [Evolution First Person games](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/); UK Gambling Commission technical standards RTS 7 and RTS 17, linked in the sections below. ## The same game in two forms Evolution makes RNG versions of several live games and calls them First Person. It says the card deals, wheel spins and dice shakes in these games are determined by RNG software, and that they share the same studios, rules and paytables as its live games, with a Go Live button that moves you to the live table ([Evolution](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/)). The catalogue lets you test that claim. Where both versions carry an RTP, six pairs match exactly. **Table 2. Live and First Person (RNG) versions in the Cricketin catalogue, read 10 November 2026** | Game | Live version RTP | First Person (RNG) RTP | |---|---|---| | Craps | 99.2% | 99.2% | | Bac Bo | 98.9% | 98.9% | | Prosperity Tree Baccarat | 98.9% | 98.9% | | Roulette | 97.3% | 97.3% | | XXXtreme Lightning Roulette | 97.3% | 97.3% | | Mega Ball | 95.4% | 95.4% | | Lightning Roulette | 97.1% | 97.3% | | Dream Catcher | 92.3% | 96.6% | Two pairs differ. The catalogue gives one figure per game, and we cannot tell from it which bet that figure describes in a game with several bets, so check the help screen in each version before you treat them as different prices. The First Person version of Lightning Roulette shows how closely the two follow each other. One to five Lucky Numbers get multipliers of 50x to 500x each round, and a straight-up bet otherwise pays 30x, while the game keeps the look and sound effects of the live table ([Evolution](https://games.evolution.com/first-person/first-person-lightning-roulette/)). ## How each kind is checked for fairness The two kinds face different checks because they can fail in different ways. The UK Gambling Commission's technical standards are a useful public example of what a regulator asks for. **RNG games.** Results must be "acceptably random", meaning statistical tests can show with high confidence that the output is random. The standard also bars adaptive behaviour, so a game may not change its odds based on what happened earlier ([RTS 7](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/standards/remote-gambling-and-software-technical-standards/rts-7-generation-of-random-outcomes)). **Live games.** Live dealer operations must be fair and independently auditable. Equipment should be of commercial casino quality, croupiers trained, all dealer activity recorded on video, and game logs analysed for unusual trends ([RTS 17](https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/standards/remote-gambling-and-software-technical-standards/rts-17-live-dealer-studios)). For games that use physical devices to make results, the same RTS 7 guidance adds that parts should be built so they do not decompose over time and that players should not be able to touch or influence the mechanism. A real wheel is a random number generator too, just a mechanical one. Crash games add another layer. Some providers publish a provably fair check that lets a player confirm a round was not altered after the fact, as our piece on whether Aviator is [provably fair](/en/blog/is-aviator-game-fair) explains in detail. ## Pace: why a faster game costs more per hour RTP is a cost per rupee staked. It is not a cost per hour. Two games with the same RTP cost very different amounts per hour if one deals twice as many rounds. **Inputs.** Stake ₹100 a round. RTP 97.3% in both games. Game A plays 40 rounds an hour; game B plays 80. The round counts are an example, not a measurement of any table. **Formula.** Expected cost per hour = stake × rounds per hour × (100% − RTP). **Result.** Game A: 100 × 40 × 2.7% = ₹108 an hour. Game B: 100 × 80 × 2.7% = ₹216 an hour. **Assumptions.** Same stake every round. The figure is a long-run average, so a real hour can cost far more or nothing at all. This is the practical difference between a live table and a speeded-up software version of the same game. The price per round is identical, but the bill per evening is not. Our guide to [expected value](/en/guides/expected-value-explained) works through the same arithmetic for single bets. ## Four common beliefs, checked - **"Live games pay more."** Not as a rule. Six live and RNG pairs in the catalogue carry identical RTPs. - **"RNG games are set to make you lose after a win."** Odds that adapt to past results are exactly what RTS 7 forbids under the name of adaptive behaviour. - **"A dealer can steer the result."** RTS 17 requires recorded video of all dealer activity and procedures that follow the game rules, so a studio can be audited after the event. - **"Software is predictable."** The RNG standard requires output that is computationally infeasible to predict without the algorithm and the seed. Pattern-reading does not change that. ## Live games, RNG games and the Welcome Pack The Welcome Pack does not care whether a game is live or software. It looks at RTP: games above 98% do not count towards wagering, apart from four named games, as the [bonus rules](/en/bonus-rules) set out. That shuts out most blackjack and baccarat, live or not: 159 of 170 blackjack games and 36 of 40 baccarat games in the catalogue sit above 98%. Two of the exceptions are live favourites: Bet on Teen Patti and the game show Stock Market, both at 99.0%. Our ranking of the [highest RTP](/en/compare/highest-rtp-casino-games) games lists the rest. A bonus is not a way to make money. Wagering means more rounds, and each one carries the house edge whether a dealer or a program produced the result. ## Choosing between them - Choose live if you want to see the cards and the wheel and a steadier pace. - Choose RNG if you want to play at your own speed, but set a round or time limit, because speed raises the cost per hour. - Compare the RTP on the card, not the format. The same game can sit at the same price in both forms, and different versions of a game can sit three points apart, as our [Teen Patti](/en/compare/teen-patti-vs-andar-bahar) and Andar Bahar tables show. Live and software games share one account and one catalogue on [Cricketin](/en). Real play is for adults 18 and over. Decide your limit before you sit down, and if play stops being fun, the free Tele-MANAS helpline is 14416, with more on our [responsible gaming](/en/responsible-gaming) page. ## Questions people ask ### What is the difference between live casino and RNG games? In a live game a real dealer or host uses real cards, wheels or dice on camera. In an RNG game software produces each result and shows it as animation. Rules and paytables can be identical. ### Do live casino games have a higher RTP than RNG games? Not as a rule. In the Cricketin catalogue six Evolution games that exist in both forms show identical RTPs, from 95.4% for Mega Ball to 99.2% for Craps. ### Are RNG casino games rigged? Regulated RNG games must produce results that statistical tests show to be random, and the UK Gambling Commission's standard RTS 7 bars games that adapt their odds to earlier results. ### How are live dealer games kept fair? Under the UK Gambling Commission's standard RTS 17, live studios must be independently auditable, use casino-quality equipment and trained croupiers, record all dealer activity on video and keep game logs. ### Why can RNG games cost more even at the same RTP? Because RTP is a cost per rupee staked, not per hour. 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