Latvia-based online gaming content supplier Evolution Gaming announced that it has launched its first Live Baccarat Squeeze table game on William Hill’s recently opened Macau-branded casino site, macau.williamhill.com.
Evolution also announced the launch of tis Dual Play Roulette table, which joins live and online players in the game, at the Dragonara Casino in Malta.
Live Baccarat Squeeze will be streamed live to William Hill players from a multi-camera studio installation at Evolution’s Riga studios. In this baccarat immersive experience, 17 HD cameras will capture all the action and suspense of the most popular table game in Macau’s numerous land-based casinos. The highlight of Evolution’s online Live Casino version of the game is the live squeeze of the cards captured in a series of close-ups.
This William Hill Live Baccarat Squeeze launch signals the introduction of a greatly improved range of Evolution Live Baccarat variants for all player types. The range includes single-camera Live Baccarat, across mainstream shared and VIP shared tables; new Multi-Camera Live Baccarat, and Live Baccarat Squeeze. All game variants, and all new features such as extra side bets and roads, are available on desktop, tablet and smartphone.
The new generic Live Baccarat tables available for all Evolution licensees are scheduled to go live by the end of January, including the Live Baccarat Squeeze table which will be showcased at the ICE Totally Gaming exhibition in February.
Richard Hadida, Evolution co-founder and creative director, said, “With this comprehensive upgrading of our entire Live Baccarat offering, we have created a totally authentic live gaming experience. All of our baccarat variants feature bean-shaped tables, cards dealt face down and our new User Interface. These elements, combined with additional side bets and a choice of roads, make the whole experience just like playing at the VIP baccarat tables in Asia.
“For many players, the most absorbing and thrilling aspect of baccarat is the ritual of the squeeze. With Live Baccarat Squeeze, the squeeze is re-created in crystal-clear close-ups to take the realism of online Live Casino to a whole new level.”
The Dual Play Roulette table at Dragonara, Malta’s leading land-based casino, uses the same technology found at the Live Roulette tables in Evolution’s main Live Casino studios. Players on the Dragonara Casino Floor will enjoy the game as they are accustomed to, while the live video stream can be accessed by an unlimited number of other players via the internet, through their computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Evolution CEO Jens von Bahr said, “Live Casino is the natural bridge between land-based and online, and with Dual Play, we have developed a product exclusive to land-based casinos that want to explore their online potential.”
“Land-based Live Casino has been a key focus area for Evolution in the last 18 months,” said James Stern, director of business development and land-based sales at Evolution. “Drawing on experience gained from our on-premise live studios in Spain, Italy and Belgium, the Dual Play Roulette solution at Dragonara is the essence of land-based and online convergence.”
“We are delighted to be the first land-based casino to offer the groundbreaking Evolution Dual Play Roulette directly from our casino floor,” commented Franco Degabriele, business development director of Dragonara Gaming Limited. “Dragonara is synonymous to tradition with its rich history as a gaming establishment, but is also very forward-looking and innovative. Through this service we can now offer our players an innovative and different service that is unique in many ways.
“Dual Play is a great way for customers to join in the live game action whenever they like, and to play online with dealers they are familiar with from our casino. As well as loyal local clientele, we have a huge number of players who visit us while on holiday. Now they can continue to take their place at the roulette table in their favorite casino, even after departing Malta and when they are thousands of miles away.”
