Pragmatic Play Releases Dragon Tiger Live

New Live Dragon Tiger is On the Prowl at Pragmatic Play Casinos

Pragmatic Play has been focusing more intently on their live casino products these days. Two months ago, we were invited to partake in the all new ONE Blackjack Live. It’s a great live dealer option with friendly rules, a 99.45% RTP, and lovely aesthetics. But it’s also a mirror-copy of Evolution Gaming’s Infinite Blackjack, so not exactly worth writing home about. A game that’s less common in the live dealer space (but still available from Evolution, of course), is Dragon Tiger.

In late April, Pragmatic Play announced the launch of its all new Dragon Tiger live tables, direct from their state-of-the-art studio in Romania. The company’s Chief Business Development Officer, Yossi Barzely, said the company is, “very happy to bolster [its live content] with Dragon Tiger,” and is pleased by how well the growing live casino platform is being received across the global iGaming industry.

Barzley goes on to describe the new live dealer Dragon Tiger as, “An exciting, fast-paced game sure to appeal to players globally,” calling it, “yet another example of our dedication to bringing engaging Live Casino games to players worldwide.”

Live Dragon Tiger at Pragmatic Play Casinos

As many of our readers know, Dragon Tiger is a table game that’s extremely popular in Asian markets. Due to the explosion of online and mobile casinos since the turn of the century, the world feels a lot smaller these days, turning cultural classics into global, mainstream favorites. Dragon Tiger is definitely one game that falls under that description.

It’s a card game that merges the qualities of Casino War with Baccarat. It’s like Casino War, because it is really nothing more than a simple game of High-Lo. It’s comparable to Baccarat because a) you can bet on one of two hands, Dragon or Tiger, or both hands resulting in a Tie; and b) the dealer does all the work. Aside from choosing where to place your bet, there are no decisions a player can make that will impact the results.

That being said, let’s take a quick look at the rules and payouts.

Rules of Dragon Tiger

The rules are incredibly simple. Each hand – one belonging to the labeled Dragon, and the other to the Tiger – is dealt a single card. The hand with the highest card wins. Thus, you can place a bet on Dragon to win, or on Tiger to win. If you’re correct, you win even money. If you’re wrong, you lose.

Should both hands tie, 50% of all Dragon and Tiger bets are returned. The other 50% is lost. If you happen to bet on the Tie, you win he bet and are paid 11-to-1. Or, if you took the long-shot and bet on the Suited Tie, you’ll win 50-to-1.

The card values, ranked lowest to highest (and remember, high card wins), are as follows:

A – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – J – Q – K

Bets, Payouts and House Edge

Strategy for Dragon Tiger Live

The strategy for this game is even more straight-forward than the rules. Place your bets only on Dragon or Tiger. The Tie and Suited Tie bets have terrible returns of about 86-90%. That’s as bad as today’s worst online slot machines. The Dragon and Tiger bets carry a theoretical return of 96.27% each. Having identical odds, the real question is which hand to bet on.