Table Game Rules: Overview

For many people the popular image of a ‘casino', often derived from books, films and TV, is of players gathered in reverent concentration around tables of dark, polished wood and rich, brushed baize, whilst an immaculately groomed croupier glides teetering stacks of multi-coloured chips hither and thither across symbolic markings on the table's surface. Such ‘Table Games' are what members of the public most associate with the culture of real-world casino gaming, and they comprise a wide range of classic betting games that involve cards, dice and elegant rotating wheels to create the events players must predict.

From the Big Bang of Internet betting back in 1996, online casinos have always set out to offer their customers simulations of the classic casino table games. Since the mid 90s the march of technology and rapid acceleration of consumer Internet connection speeds has allowed these online simulations to develop apace, to create ever more accurate simulations of the dynamics and ambience of playing such games in a real-world, high quality casino environment. The latest versions of casino software from names like Cryptologic, Microgaming and WagerWorks that power many of the best UK online casinos, deliver extremely authentic and visually engaging experiences indeed.

Some classic casino table games can seem terribly mysterious on first acquaintance – Baccarat can seem very cool and enigmatic if you're only experience of it is watching 007 play it in the casino scenes of so many James Bond films – but the reality it that they are all rather easy to learn, and online casinos provide an excellent opportunity to try such games without the hurdle of etiquette issues that can make playing real-world clubs as a novice a little daunting. Under the tabs above you'll see that we've provided the rules for the most popular table games you'll find at the UK online casinos we recommend, so if you're interested in trying one of these out just click to read up on the essentials before you go gaming. It's common sense to say it, but don't just join an online casino and start chucking money around on a game you're not really sure how to play!

You may be wondering why other popular casino card games, such as Caribbean Stud and Pai Gow aren't included in this Table Games section, however we've chosen to list these Poker-based tables games in a separate section to cover Casino Pokers, which can be found here.