A real dealer greets you by name from a licensed studio at your favorite new online casino, and your blackjack hand plays out on your phone with the same procedures you’d see at a regulated casino table, supported by state reporting you can actually check.
Across legal markets, momentum is tangible. According to New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, internet gaming wins in July hit a record $247.3 million, which reflects the scope driving live dealer build-outs.
Similarly, Michigan’s regulator, with its September report, indicated iGaming was the clear driver of digital contributions to the tax pool, which is why operators keep building out live table capacity.
This piece unpacks why live dealer games are now scaling, where studios are opening and how public oversight makes the experience trustworthy.
Out of the pit, into your living room
Live dealers have moved from novelty to a core game feature because regulated internet gaming revenue provides both the demand and the budget to scale real tables into the home.
New Jersey’s July 2025 internet gaming record, published by the DGE, underscores sustained player engagement and a strong tax contribution, reinforcing that table formats with human dealers have room to grow within the broader internet gaming total.
Michigan’s monthly reporting shows iGaming generating the vast majority of online taxes relative to sports betting, a pattern that supports continued operator investment in high‑engagement content like live blackjack, roulette and baccarat.
Zooming out, the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker aggregates state‑reported numbers and it recorded $6.73 billion in U.S. commercial gaming revenue for May 2025, a context signal that digital channels are scaling within a healthy overall market.
Put simply, live dealers give you the social cues of a pit with the convenience of your couch, and growth data from regulators is exactly what nudges operators to expand tables and variants.
Studios next door
Suppliers are localizing the experience with U.S. studios, bringing production closer to players and aligning with state licensing and technical rules that govern how games are dealt and streamed.
Evolution reported North American revenue of €74.0 million in Q2 2025, up 22.9 percent year over year, and flagged a new live studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus partnership coverage that brings content to Rhode Island’s regulated iCasino market.
Local coverage of the Michigan studio explains how tables, cameras and licensed dealers work together to stream sessions in real time, an approach that improves personalization while meeting compliance obligations.
There’s a practical upside here, too, because staffed, supervised environments make it easier for regulated operators to apply procedures, surveillance and interventions that simply aren’t present on offshore sites.
Expect more dedicated U.S. studio environments and localized tables as suppliers chase lower latency, state‑specific approvals and catalogs that match each market’s preferences.
Fairness you can see
Trust comes from being able to verify what’s happening, and in legal U.S. markets the visibility starts with how games are dealt and extends to public reporting you can read month after month.
New Jersey’s DGE maintains monthly internet gaming reports, including operator‑level breakouts, so analysts and players can track trends and compare the internet gaming win that includes live dealer products over time.
Rhode Island launched iGaming on March 1, 2024 under Lottery oversight, adding a small but growing market where rules and reporting sit with the state rather than a private operator, which increases accountability.
The AGA’s tracker ties it together nationally by compiling state‑reported commercial revenues across verticals, providing a consistent baseline to judge scale and growth in relation to live dealer expansion.
It leads to a simple question that matters when new states consider iGaming, will the markets that pair live dealer with robust monthly disclosures become the default template for trust.
Check a regulator’s reporting page before you play, such as the New Jersey DGE’s monthly internet gaming series that lists totals and operator performance.
Confirm your operator’s license on your state regulator’s website, for example the Michigan Gaming Control Board’s official site that links to authorized operators and updates.
Use national rollups to keep perspective on scale and trends, like the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker that aggregates state‑reported figures.
For Rhode Island, follow Lottery publications and updates to see how iGaming is incorporated into the state’s fiscal reporting and consumer guidance.
Deal me from home
Live dealer is going mainstream because the numbers support it, the studios are opening where regulators can inspect them and the reporting is public enough for anyone to validate.
On the near horizon, expect more localized studios, more state‑specific table variants and tighter integration between production and responsible‑gaming procedures as operators refine what works market by market.
If you want the feel of a casino pit without the drive, choose a legal‑market live dealer table and double‑check the regulator’s monthly reports so both the game and the data are working in your favor.
Ready to sit at a table where the dealer is real, the studio is nearby and the oversight is visible?
