The lights dim, a drum roll echoes, and a live‑dealer studio erupts like a primetime TV set. In the last few years that atmosphere has migrated from television studios to online casino floors, where roulette wheels spin beside giant wheels of fortune and charismatic hosts call out “Deal!” to a global audience. Monopoly Live and Deal or No Deal Live have become the poster children of this movement, marrying the familiar mechanics of classic table games with the spectacle of a game‑show.
For many players the...