Online Table Games: Lower House Edge, Slower Bonus Clearing
Table games are the classics: blackjack, roulette, baccarat and casino poker. They tend to have a lower house edge than pokies, which is good for your bankroll, but they clear bonuses slowly, which is the trade-off most players overlook.
The main games
Blackjack has one of the lowest house edges in the building when you play basic strategy, often well under 1%. European roulette (single zero) beats American roulette (double zero) on odds every time, so pick the single-zero wheel. Baccarat is close to a coin-flip with a small banker edge. These play in both software form and as live dealer versions with a real croupier.
Why bonuses don't love them
Because the edge is low, casinos count table games at around 10% toward wagering, and live versions are usually excluded. So clearing a welcome bonus on blackjack can take ten times the turnover of doing it on pokies. The maths is in our wagering guide, and it is why I tell table-game players to often skip the bonus entirely.
Variety and providers
A good casino carries several blackjack and roulette variants plus baccarat and a few poker formats, sourced from the studios we cover separately. You can see the table spread of a real site in our review, and how game variety feeds the score in how we rate. Play within a set budget; our safer gambling tools are there if you need them. 18+.