Will Sweepstakes Casinos Be the First to Experiment With AI Dealers?

In the past few years, Americans have begun to rely on AI technology more and more. It’s no surprise, seeing that AI can streamline our lives, saving us time and opening up a world of knowledge that we wouldn’t have been able to access.

It should come as no surprise that AI is starting to make its way into the online casino industry in the form of AI-generated live dealer games.

But who will be the first to offer this technology, real-money casinos or sweepstakes casinos?

Let’s take a look at some of the benefits and potential downsides of sweepstakes casinos using AI dealer games and determine which model will start using AI first.

Benefits of AI Dealers at Sweepstakes Casinos

Let’s look at some of the benefits sweepstakes casinos and players can reap from AI-driven live dealer games. These benefits can lead to increased sweepstakes casino profits and better player experience.

More Live Dealer Gaming Options

Online casinos spend a lot of money hiring live dealers to run games, and all platforms have budgetary restrictions.

If AI replaces live dealers, sweepstakes casinos could potentially expand their game portfolios because they would simply purchase the licenses for the games – instead of hiring live dealers to operate each room.

Developers could potentially create even more live dealer game options, including harder-to-find games like live game shows, Sic Bo, Teen Patti, and more.

Greater Variety of 24/7 Live Dealer Games

Again, online casinos can only hire so many dealers to run live games. This is why some sweepstakes casinos don’t run live dealer games 24/7.

If AI operates these games, there could be more opportunities for late-night or early-morning live dealer games.

Realistic Dealers

AI technology has advanced exponentially in the past few years. AI likenesses of humans look more and more realistic. It’s possible that many players won’t even be able to tell the difference between an AI-generated live dealer and a human live dealer in the future.

If you can’t tell the difference between the two, would you even care if the dealer wasn’t a human and simply a likeness of one?

Since many live dealer games are already filmed in front of green screens, some games already don’t look realistic. Using an AI rendering of a dealer in a casino could actually seem more realistic to players than a dealer filmed in front of a green screen.

Better Player Experience

From what we’ve seen from AI already, we know that this technology can offer better customer experience than its human counterparts can. AI live dealers could potentially take this further by offering even better player experience.

Just some of the player experience benefits that AI developers have touted so far include fewer dealer errors, the ability to multitask (deal cards while chatting with players), and understanding player preferences.

Since AI doesn’t get tired or have “bad days”, it could potentially be better at entertaining players, too.

Less Chance of Human Error

One of the biggest potential benefits of AI live dealer games at sweepstakes casinos is that AI is simply more reliable than humans with some tasks.

Human dealers are, well, human! And all humans make mistakes. AI live dealers are less likely to make mistakes. This can benefit both sweepstakes casinos and players, as errors can cost sweepstakes casinos money and players' rightful wins.

Downsides of AI Dealers at Sweepstakes Casinos

Of course, there are some potential downsides to AI dealers. Here are some of the reasons why sweepstakes casinos might wait to purchase live dealer games featuring AI dealers.

Live Dealers May Not Be Realistic

The whole point of playing live dealer games is to feel like you’re playing table games in a casino, from the comfort of your own home (or wherever you can bring your smartphone).

If sweepstakes casinos take a chance and invest in AI-driven live dealer games, these games will have to feature AI that looks as realistic (or even more realistic) than human dealers.

Right now, we don’t know what this technology will look like, so there’s no way to predict if players will enjoy AI live dealer games. My prediction is that casinos will probably start slowly integrating AI dealer games into their libraries to see how they perform before switching out all of the games in this category.

Potential Streaming Issues or Low Page Speeds

One downside to AI-powered technology overall is that it takes a lot of server space. While sweepstakes casinos may save money on human-powered live dealer games, they’ll need to pay a significant amount of money to gain access to AI-powered live dealer games simply because they’ll need more servers to keep games running smoothly.

Some Players Might Not Trust AI Dealers

If sweepstakes casinos are transparent about which live dealer games are powered by AI and which are powered by human dealers, some players might simply feel apprehensive about whether the former is as trustworthy as the latter.

A lot of people simply don’t trust AI completely, and players might be put off by the idea of an AI dealer versus a human one.

Sweepstakes casinos will also need to invest in marketing to ease players’ minds about the validity and fairness of AI-powered live dealer games.

Who Will Offer AI Live Dealer Games First – Sweepstakes Casinos or Real Money Casinos?

Since sweepstakes casinos often wait for real-money online casinos to launch games and features and wait to see how they play out, I predict that real-money casinos could be the first to launch AI live dealer games.

Yet, real-money online casinos also pride themselves on offering high-end experiences in the hopes that players will spend more money. These casinos may not see AI live dealer games as an investment but as a distraction from their carefully crafted brand identities.

If this is the case, we may see sweepstakes casinos launch AI live dealer games before the real-money casinos make the switch.

Right now, it’s too soon to tell which casino model will be the first to dip their toes into the world of cutting-edge AI, but we can’t wait to see how this technology enhances player experience in the future.