Live Blackjack In Various Languages
Since the main aim of a live casino game is to bring you closer to the action and offer more immersion, its no wonder that many live dealer studios choose to provide blackjack tables with dealers that speak in languages other than English. Almost all live dealer studios operate in English primarily. However, they have been increasingly reaching out to other markets.
Having a live dealer speak your language can aid your gameplay experience and have you feeling right at home. Developers that provide these ‘native’ live blackjack tables include:
Evolution offers the most variation out of these, covering most of the major European languages – although it is up to individual casinos which of them (if any) they pick. Vivo Gaming mostly only covers Spanish blackjack players, but this is mainly due to their studio base in Costa Rica rather than a market choice.
Some casinos will host private native tables, such as in the case of Mr Green or Leo Vegas. These combine two unique live dealer features into one and are well worth checking out, if you speak the languages on offer of course.
Danish
Developers: Evolution Gaming
Casinos: Leo Vegas, Danske Licens Spil, Betsson
Strangely out of the Betsson Group operators only Betsson’s main sited picked up Danish live blackjack as offered by Evolution. However, there are some other options for Danish blackjack fans who want to play in their own language. Danske Licens Spil is the premier of these.
They are the official state gambling operator of Denmark and offer an entire suite of exclusive custom branded Evolution live casino games with Danish speaking dealers. This includes one VIP and one standard Dansk live blackjack table.
More interesting though, is Dansk Celebrity Party Blackjack which is offered by Leo Vegas. This spin on the Party Blackjack tables pioneered by Evolution, is a fast-paced game with a pair of extremely chatty live dealers bantering and joking in Danish. So, whilst this may not be suitable for the most serious of players, it might be a fun shake-up from the usual live blackjack play for many more.
Italian
Developers: Evolution Gaming, Pragmatic Play
Casinos: LeoVegas.it, EuroBet, Star Casino
LeoVegas have opted to provide a private custom table for Italian live blackjack fans on their LeoVegas.it site. This pink and cream coloured table uses LeoVegas’ established brand identity to create a warm and welcoming table for Italian players. As usual with Evolution, everything from the stream quality to the betting interface and game rules are top tier examples of how to do live blackjack.
The other examples of Italian live dealer blackjack offered by Evolution are marketed under the Ventuno name. These are also top quality and designed from the ground up for the Italian market. Players at all these casinos can speak to customer support in Italian and have access to Italian friendly banking methods such as PostePay.
Spanish
Developers: Ezugi, Vivo Gaming, Evolution Gaming
Casinos: DublinBet, JetBull, Casino Estrella, Mr Green
Spanish blackjack is its own blackjack variant, sometimes called pontoon. None of these casinos offer that however, although you can play it in virtual form at many classic online casinos. Spanish speaking live dealer blackjack is a rarer game type but you will still find it at a fair few online casinos.
Ezugi Spanish Blackjack is not the highest quality stream you will find, but games do run smoothly in general. These tables are also available at some US facing casinos, which will be a draw for some. However, the flipside is, they do not have UK licence so British based Spanish speakers will not be able to play these tables.
Vivo Live Blackjack is based in Costa Rica, so it was an easy choice for them to go after the Spanish speaking market. They don’t offer dedicated Spanish speaking tables per se, but they do feature live dealers who can switch between Spanish and English on the fly. Simply message them in Spanish and they might just reply in your language. In terms of quality, ViVo tables weren’t the best you’ll find. However, they are also available to many US customers which is always a bonus.
Turkish
Developers: Ezugi, Xpro Gaming, BetConstruct
Casinos: Jetbull, VBet
Ezugi’s Turkish blackjack plays in an identical way to their Spanish or English variants. This makes it a solid, if unspectacular choice, with a vibrant live casino atmosphere to their tables. The Turkish speaking live dealer Blackjack tables seemed a popular choice and were mostly nearly or completely full when we visited them during our review.
Xpro Gaming’s Turkish blackjack is not the greatest visual quality you will find either – but their tables do roll with some interesting ideas. For example, a single player can take up multiple seats, up to the full table, at any of their live blackjack tables. This could be a massive boon for dedicated and strategic blackjack pros but won’t give much benefit to more casual players. It could also mean the whole Turkish table is filled by one player, which isn’t great for those seeking the native language experience. Luckily, Xpro does offer an unlimited blackjack variant – but this only comes in English.
BetConstruct also offer a Turkish live dealer blackjack table, with all their general features (such as unique side bets but a lack of bet-behind option) present and correct. BetConstruct have an above-average number of offices all over the globe, so its only right that they cover more languages bar anyone but Evolution.
Norwegian
Developers: Evolution Gaming
Casinos: Betsson Group Casinos
The Norwegian live dealer blackjack market is solely in Evolution Gaming’s ballpark and they provide these to the Bettson Group Casinos. That group includes: Oranje Casino, Nordic Bet, Betsafe and, of course, Betsson.
As you’d expect from Evolution, who are the gold-standard of live dealer developers, these tables run smoothly and professionally. They have excellent stream quality and a top tier interface that is easy to use. Other than the Norwegian speaking dealers, the tables are your usual Evolution fare with the same side-bets and pay-outs as normal.
German
Developers: Evolution Gaming
Casinos: Mr Green, bWin, Tipico
Germany is quite a big market when it comes to online gambling, so you will find Deutsche Blackjack by Evolution at a few online casinos. Two of these are private tables as well, which means they come with all the branding and exclusive offers of Mr Green and bWin.
This adds an extra spin to the otherwise fairly standard Evolution gameplay, with the possibility of unique offers such as golden cards or enhanced odds. The Mr Green German blackjack tables in particular look sophisticated and use the Green gentlemen’s colour scheme to great effect.
Many online casinos that feature German speaking live dealer blackjack will also run with banking options for German players as well, such as Sofort.
Swedish
Developers: Evolution Gaming
Casinos: Betsson Group Casinos
As a Scandinavian company, Betsson Group casinos have opted for most of Evolution’s Norse language offerings. The limits depend on the casino at which you play them but can range from €5 to €10,000 across the Betsson Group. No Betsson casino has prompted for private native tables as yet, although they do offer exclusive blackjack tables in English. All the Betsson Group casinos can also be played in Swedish and have Scandinavian suited payment options as well
Russian
Developers: Evolution Gaming, BetConstruct
Casinos: Vbet, Marathonbet
As far as we know, no online casino has yet to run a game of Russian Roulette. However, at least two have chosen to host Russian speaking live dealer blackjack tables from Evolution and BetConstruct.
Evolution’s tables are identical to their standard blackjack tables in gameplay, but BetConstruct’s tables play a little differently. You can see a full rundown of their live blackjack offering in our separate review, but essentially the main differences are:
– You can surrender your hand early and receive half your stake back
– The 21+3 side bet also include a reward for pulling a suited blackjack, which pays out 3:1 on top of your blackjack pay-out.
– Also features an exclusive Lucky 7s side bet, which pays out if you are dealt one or more sevens. This goes up to 500:1 if you draw three suited sevens, although the chances of that occurring are extremely rare.
Persian
Developers: BetConstruct
Casinos: VBet
Although online gambling is illegal for sites hosted in inside Iran, many sites accept Iranian players and the country is one of the biggest markets in the Middle Eastern region. Therefore, it was not a surprise to find at least one developer providing Persian live dealer blackjack.
We don’t speak Persian, but the live dealers from BetConstruct still seemed amiable and professional when we visited their table. The table followed all the standard BetConstruct rules and had the usual well-presented green-screen background and dealers as the rest of the company’s offerings.