Live dragon tiger, Texas Hold'em and Niu Niu on your own tables
Alongside baccarat, elite is the technology provider behind live dragon tiger, live Texas Hold'em and Niu Niu tables that operators run with their own dealers. You own the tables and the dealers; elite supplies the game system, low-latency streaming, the API and the back office. Every game shares the same Console, dealer tablet app, video setup, API and billing, so adding a game to your studio means creating a table, not starting a new integration.
Result sources by game
| Result source | Baccarat | Dragon tiger | Texas Hold'em | Niu Niu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer tablet (card-reading shoe or manual entry) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EWIN AI VISION card recognition | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Your own results system (GFI) | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| RoadMapServer | ✓ | — | — | — |
The dealer tablet is one web app for all four games: pairing decides which table a tablet belongs to, and the tablet switches to that table's game by itself. Voids and corrections on the tablet are protected by the table's supervisor PIN, and the platform checks results against the cards before it settles.
Live dragon tiger
Dragon and Tiger get one card each and the higher card wins, with the ace lowest (A = 1 … K = 13); suits only count for the suited tie. One card decides each round, which makes it the fastest-paced of the four games.
- Bets: Dragon, Tiger, Tie and Suited tie, plus optional big/small and odd/even bets on each side. You turn these on per table under Lobby tables → Settings (they are off by default). They look only at that side's card, and a 7 loses all four.
- Results: the dealer tablet, which handles the shoe as in baccarat (decks, burn cards, cut card), EWIN AI VISION or your own system over GFI.
Live Texas Hold'em
Each live Hold'em table is one of two types, chosen when you create it:
| Player vs dealer | Player vs player | |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Casino Hold'em: ante, a call at 2× the ante, AA bonus side bet | No-limit Hold'em with blinds |
| Seats | 1–12 (default 7) | 2–10 (default 9) |
| You configure | Paytable, seats, timers | Blinds, buy-ins, seats, timers |
| Settlement | Each player against the dealer's hand | Pots between players, after rake |
- Dealing: Hold'em always uses the dealer tablet. Every hand uses a new deck, and the tablet tells the dealer which seats are in the hand, how many cards to deal and what the next card is for — a seat, a burn card, the board or the dealer. A card-reading shoe is recommended, with Pick card as the fallback if the reader fails.
- Hole cards are visible only to their owner. Online seats' hole cards go into the collection tray at the table, and players see them as an animation.
- On-site seats: guests at the physical table can play alongside online players; the dealer registers their seats, bets and actions on the tablet.
- Fitting your camera: in the Console you align each seat frame with your picture, and you can hide the electronic community cards when the camera already shows the board.
- Void hand needs the supervisor PIN. Player-vs-dealer tables refund in full; player-vs-player tables return everything put into the hand.
Live Niu Niu
The dealer's banker hand plays Player 1, Player 2 and Player 3, five cards each, from a fresh 52-card deck every round. A first card turned face up decides which hand is dealt first; the hands are dealt face down and opened one by one after betting closes.
- Bets: players back a player hand to beat the banker, with an equal (even-money) or a double (multiplier) bet on each hand. A double bet wins or loses by the winning hand's multiplier, up to ×3 by default, so the platform holds stake × 2 from the player's balance and returns what is unused at settlement.
- Ranking: from No Bull through Bull 1–9 to Niu Niu. Equal hands are decided by the highest card and then its suit, so there are no ties.
- Table settings: rounds per session (10–200, default 60), commission on wins (0–10%, default 5%) and table caps per currency.
- Results: the dealer tablet, which shows which hand is dealt first and can open the hands automatically, or your own system over GFI.
What every game shares
- Desktop and mobile game screens, a player interface in nine languages and a Console in seven.
- Video pushed over WHIP (OBS Studio 30 or later, or a WHIP-capable encoder) as separate desktop and mobile feeds, delivered over low-latency WebRTC; see Pushing video.
- Bet-limit profiles per currency, across ten currencies.
- Safety nets: betting stops when a result source goes down, and rounds that never get a result are voided and refunded.
- One transfer wallet, bet sync and webhooks for every game; see Live casino API integration.
- One price for every game: a monthly table fee charged by the day plus streaming per GB, deducted daily from prepaid credit, with no revenue share. Current prices are in the pricing section.
How to start
- Sign up and sign in to the Console.
- Under Table → Table management → My tables, add a table and choose dragon tiger, Texas Hold'em or Niu Niu. A Hold'em table needs its type and a supervisor PIN when you create it.
- Choose the result source (Hold'em always uses the dealer tablet), pair the tablet and push both video feeds.
- Rehearse in maintenance, set the bet limits and the betting time, then open the table.
Step-by-step instructions are in Run your own live tables and Going live and costs; for equipment, see How to set up a live casino studio.
FAQ
Can Hold'em or Niu Niu use AI VISION or my own system?
Hold'em tables always use the dealer tablet; GFI v1 has no Texas Hold'em. Niu Niu can use the dealer tablet or a GFI push. elite takes EWIN AI VISION results for baccarat and dragon tiger only.
Can guests at the table play with online players?
On Texas Hold'em tables, yes. Allow on-site seats in the table settings, and the dealer registers guests' seats, bets and actions on the tablet. On-site seats stay outside the wallet and appear only in your own bet records.
Do the games cost different amounts?
No. The table fee is the same for every game, streaming is billed by the GB your players watch, and there is no revenue share.
What changes in my integration for these games?
Nothing in the calls: launch, the transfer wallet and bet sync work the same for every game. Bet records add a few fields — Niu Niu slips carry the hold on double bets and Hold'em slips carry the rake — described in Hold'em bets and Niu Niu bets.
Add dragon tiger, Hold'em or Niu Niu to your studio. Sign up free, or see the platform overview and the elite website.