Table games at Monro
The table section at Monro holds the software versions of roulette, blackjack, baccarat and the casino poker formats. There is no dealer and no video feed: a round begins when you press the button and resolves instantly. In exchange you get the highest return percentages anywhere in the catalogue and the lowest minimum stakes. The full lobby map is on the games page.
Roulette: the difference between European and French is money
Roulette is the first table you meet in the section, and choosing the right variant is worth real euro rather than style points. European roulette has a single zero and 37 pockets, giving the house an edge of 2.7 per cent and a return of about 97.3 per cent. French roulette uses the same wheel but adds the La Partage rule: when zero lands, half of an even-money stake is returned, which drops the house edge on those bets to roughly 1.35 per cent. An American wheel with a double zero should be avoided wherever it appears — the return is materially worse for no compensating benefit.
The payouts themselves are fixed everywhere: a straight-up number pays 35 to 1, a split 17 to 1, a dozen or a column 2 to 1, and red or black, odd or even, 1 to 1. No staking system changes those numbers, because each spin is independent of the last one.
Blackjack
Blackjack is a card game against the dealer where the aim is a total closer to 21 without going over. Cards count at face value, picture cards are ten, and an ace is one or eleven. A ten alongside an ace on the first two cards is a natural blackjack and pays 3 to 2.
Every round offers hit, stand, double and split. The dealer follows a fixed rule and draws to seventeen. Played with basic strategy the return in blackjack is among the highest in any casino, close to 99 per cent — and that is precisely why the contribution of table games toward bonus wagering is cut to 10 per cent.
Baccarat
The simplest table in the section: you back the player, the banker or a tie, the cards are dealt to a rigid rulebook, and the hand nearest to nine wins. There is nothing to learn beyond the payouts. The banker bet carries the lowest house edge at about 1.06 per cent but has a 5 per cent commission deducted. The tie bet looks tempting at 8 to 1 or 9 to 1 and is in fact the worst proposition on the table.
Casino poker formats
Poker here means playing against the dealer rather than against other players. The lobby carries Casino Hold’em, Three Card Poker and relatives: you post an ante, receive cards and decide whether to raise or fold. The payout depends on the strength of the final combination and on whether the dealer qualifies. Bluffing does nothing; the only skill is the decision to continue the hand.
Table limits and return percentages
Every table shows its minimum and maximum stake before you sit down. Low-limit tables stretch a modest balance across many rounds, high-limit tables suit larger play. A sound rule is that a single stake should not exceed a couple of per cent of the session budget.
| Game | Approximate RTP | House edge |
|---|---|---|
| Blackjack with basic strategy | about 99% | about 1% |
| Baccarat, banker bet | about 98.9% | 1.06% |
| Baccarat, player bet | about 98.8% | 1.24% |
| French roulette, even-money bets | about 98.6% | 1.35% |
| European roulette | about 97.3% | 2.70% |
| Casino Hold’em | about 97.8% | 2.20% |
These are theoretical figures that hold over a long distance, but the gap between them is real. Picking French roulette over European halves the cost of every even-money bet you place, and it requires no extra skill whatsoever.
The 10 per cent wagering rate
Table games contribute 10 per cent toward bonus wagering, the same as the tables in the live casino. That is a direct consequence of their high RTP: at a x40 requirement a EUR 100 bonus needs EUR 4,000 of counted turnover, which on tables becomes EUR 40,000 of actual stakes. The sensible pattern is to clear wagering in the slots at the full rate and sit down at a table afterwards with your own money. Offer conditions are set out in the bonus section, and the arithmetic is broken down under wagering requirements.
How to choose a table
Open the rules panel before the first stake. It states the variant in play, the blackjack payout for a natural — 3 to 2 or 6 to 5, which is a large difference — whether La Partage applies, and what side bets exist. Side bets almost always return less than the main game; that is the price of the entertainment. Software tables can be tried in demo mode first, and if you want a human dealer and studio atmosphere the same games run on the live floor.