Table Games at Crownplay
Reviewed: August 2026
Table games are the only part of a casino where a player's choices affect the result — within limits the mathematics has already set. That makes them worth learning properly, because the difference between two versions of the same game is measurable in a way that slot preferences never are. Titles currently available appear in the games section.
Start with the comparison
| Game | Typical house edge | Decisions required | What changes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roulette, single zero | About 2.7 % | None beyond bet selection | Nothing — it is fixed across all bet types |
| Roulette, double zero | About 5.3 % | None | The second zero alone |
| Blackjack | Under 1 % to several per cent | Constant | Natural payout, dealer rule on soft seventeen, deck count, your own play |
| Baccarat, banker | Just over 1 % | One, before the deal | The commission charged on banker wins |
| Baccarat, tie | Double digits | One | A large payout on a rare event |
| Casino poker | Varies by variant | Some | Bonus side bets, which carry the highest edge at the table |
Roulette: count the zeros
The wheel decides and the payout reflects how precisely you predicted it — a single number pays most, red or black least. Everything else follows from one detail. A single-zero wheel gives away roughly 2.7 per cent; adding a second zero pushes that to about 5.3 per cent while every payout stays identical. Same bets, same table, twice the cost. If both are available, the choice makes itself.
Blackjack: the rules move more than the strategy
The aim is a hand closer to twenty-one than the dealer's without going over. Number cards count face value, picture cards ten, an ace one or eleven. You may draw, stand, double or split; the dealer follows a fixed rule and exercises no judgement, which is exactly why the edge here can be calculated to a decimal place. Two rules dominate. A natural paying three to two rather than six to five is worth more than any amount of clever play, and a dealer who stands on a soft seventeen is better for the player than one who draws. Insurance, offered when the dealer shows an ace, is a separate bet with its own unfavourable maths and is best declined as a matter of routine.
Baccarat: three bets, no decisions
Back the player hand, the banker hand or a tie; cards are drawn according to a fixed table and the hand nearer nine wins. There is nothing else to learn, which is why the game moves so quickly. Banker carries the lowest edge, which is precisely why a commission is deducted from banker wins. The tie pays well and lands rarely enough to be the most expensive wager on the table by a wide margin.
Casino poker: playing the house
These variants pit you against the dealer rather than other players, usually with an opening stake and a later raise, paid out according to the strength of the final hand. Bluffing achieves nothing because nobody folds. The discipline that matters is declining to continue with weak holdings, and the trap is the bonus side bet advertising a large payout for a rare combination — it is reliably the worst-value option available.
Choosing a table
Two numbers appear before you sit: minimum and maximum stake per round. In francs the arithmetic is immediate — 100 CHF at a 5 CHF minimum buys twenty rounds, which is a short session rather than an evening. After the limits, read the rule panel: variants differ from table to table, and the details listed above are worth thirty seconds of checking.
Wagering and the Swiss position
Because table games carry a lower edge, they usually contribute around ten per cent towards bonus wagering, and some promotions exclude them altogether — the figure is stated in the wagering terms. On the regulatory side, table games in Switzerland belong squarely to the concession system, available online only from domestic casinos under ESBK supervision. Crownplay operates outside it, which affects access via the block list and the tax treatment of winnings, though the latter is a question for an adviser rather than a guide. Control tools remain available in the account: see limits and self-exclusion.