Vivo Gaming clearly targets a specific group of people which probably represent the majority of the online gaming community – Roulette, Blackjack and Baccarat fans that appreciate simplicity.

The company’s portfolio consequently includes only the basic game variants free of any exciting additions. If that’s what you’re after, Vivo’s Live Roulette is likely to meet your expectations.

Vivo’s lobby displays images of several Live Roulette tables complete with an overview of past winning numbers and an indicator of the language spoken by the dealer. Most will be happy enough to communicate in English but one can alternatively engage with a croupier using Spanish, Turkish or Brazilian Portuguese.

There may be a choice of Standard table limits (usually €0.10-€1,500) and VIP limits (€1-3,000) or only an information about minimum and maximum amounts (such as €1-€100) players are able to wager in each round.

In most games broadcasted out of the developer’s studio, the croupier is sitting next to a self-standing Roulette wheel but you’ll also find one with the wheel positioned next to a physical Roulette table; the latter has no role other than to mimic land-based casino environment. Bets are placed using traditional computer-generated table or a racetrack.

There’s also an option to save your favourite wagers and re-apply them later on. To help players decide what to bet on next, Vivo has included an overview of winnings numbers in the past 10 rounds as well as Hot & Cold stats.

All live dealer games powered by Vivo Gaming feature a simple interface with a handful of options. One can buy chips, check limits, mute the croupier’s voice, view their own gaming history, read rules, switch to full-screen mode and display textual on-screen content in one of 25+ supported languages.

Like many of the competitive products, Vivo’s Live Roulette enables players to communicate with the croupier by entering comments and questions in the Live Chat window.

Some of Vivo’s Live Roulette games stream directly from the casino floor, namely Princess Casino in Macedonia (Table Princess) and Maltese Portomaso Casino (Table Portomaso) and Oracle Casino (Table Oracle, Table Oracle 360). These are all what Evolution Gaming calls “dual play” products, meaning that online players bet on the same game as people physically present at that particular brick-and-mortar casino.

This is currently the closest you can get to “a real thing” without leaving your home. Cameras are placed above tables so you’ll see casino patrons buying chips and placing them on the same table you’re betting on via the digital interface.

When betting time expires, the camera zooms in on the wheel to give you a good view of the bouncing ball until it picks a pocket to rest in. Make sure to switch speakers on as noise made by numerous dealers, players, chips and background music makes the experience more authentic.

Vivo Gaming has limited its assortment to include only the most played Live Roulette variant – European Roulette. Gameplay and rules are the same no matter which table you choose and so is the RTP – the usual 97.30%.

We did find an online casino that also offers Vivo’s American Roulette but it was played at one of the native tables with a croupier speaking Brazilian Portuguese. Newbies should be aware that the American wheel has an additional green pocket marked “00” and, owing to this small difference, the game has a significantly smaller return of 94.74%.

Vivo’s streaming is decent enough though not of the same quality as Evolution’s or NetEnt’s. Video rarely freezes and usually it only happens with games streamed from brick-and-mortar casinos.

Players can switch to full-screen mode but can’t choose video quality that works best with their particular device/internet connection. User interface is very simple and doesn’t provide as many in-game options as the one you’ll have seen in Live Roulette from Evolution Gaming. It is, however, available in more than 25 languages.

On the plus side, Vivo’s assortment includes both games streamed from studios as well as those broadcasted from land-based casinos. The fact that it doesn’t feature any innovative products, such as Evolution’s Lightning Roulette, isn’t necessarily a disadvantage as many players enjoy the basic game without any extras.

However, it’s difficult to compete with leaders when you’re not able to offer something unique.