OnAir Entertainment live casino

What is OnAir Entertainment live casino?

OnAir Entertainment is a business-to-business live casino studio: it builds and streams dealer games that online casinos then add to their lobbies. Trade reporting from 2021 describes it as founded that January by a group of senior people from the live casino industry, headquartered in Malta and streaming from a studio in Riga, the Latvian capital that is also home to several larger studios.

Compared with Evolution or Playtech Live, OnAir has a short and thinly documented public record. Everything below comes from trade press published in 2021 and 2022, so some of it may have moved on. Where we can't confirm something, we say so rather than fill the gap. For an overview of the whole sector, start at our live casino hub.

OnAir Entertainment timeline

The 2021 report in CasinoBeats on the Microgaming agreement (opens in a new tab) is the main source for the founding details. The October 2022 expansion plans come from a Gambling Insider report (opens in a new tab) on a distribution deal. Plans are not outcomes: we haven't seen confirmation of which studios opened or whether the US launch happened.

What the Microgaming deal meant

Microgaming 'powering' OnAir's live casino means OnAir's games were to reach casinos through Microgaming's platform rather than OnAir signing every casino one by one. Distribution deals like this are common for newer studios. They let a small producer reach operators that already use a larger supplier's system, while the operator adds new tables without a separate integration.

For a player, distribution changes nothing about the odds. A roulette wheel streamed through one platform spins the same as through another. What it can affect is which casinos show the games and how they appear in a lobby, so the provider name on a tile isn't always the studio that deals the cards. The game's help screen is the reliable place to see who made it.

What we can't confirm about OnAir live casino

Being clear about gaps is part of explaining a provider straight. The sources we rely on do not confirm:

• A Gambling Commission licence. We haven't found a GB licence for OnAir. Search the Commission's public register (opens in a new tab) by name if you want to check.
• Current studios. Riga is on record; Spain and Georgia were plans in 2022.
• Game titles. We have no confirmed list of OnAir's current tables or shows.
• RTPs, limits and rule sets. None are published in the sources we use.

None of this means anything is wrong. It means you should rely on the casino's licence and the game's own help screen, not on a provider's name, when you decide whether and how to play. Our remote gambling licences guide explains why the casino's licence is the one that protects you.

How to check a newer live provider before you play

1. Confirm the casino holds a Gambling Commission licence: find the number in the site footer and check it on the public register.
2. Open the live game and read its help screen for the supplier name, rules, payout table and RTP.
3. Check the rules that move the odds: single or double zero in roulette, 3:2 or 6:5 in blackjack, and the Tie payout in baccarat.
4. Note the table's minimum and maximum stakes and the betting window length.
5. Set a deposit limit and a session budget before you place a chip.
6. If a site showing the game has no UK licence, don't play there; it offers no UKGC protection.

OnAir live casino odds: standard games, standard maths

Whichever studio deals them, standard rules give standard odds. These figures apply to any live table using the rules shown, so they are the benchmark to compare against an OnAir table's help screen.

The double-zero figure is counting: 38 pockets with a 35 to 1 payout return 36 units per 38 staked, so the house keeps 2 in 38. The blackjack line comes from Wizard of Odds' rule variations analysis (opens in a new tab): at 3 to 2 a £10 natural wins £15, at 6 to 5 it wins £12. See roulette house edge, baccarat odds and 3:2 vs 6:5 blackjack for the working.

Worked example: a £50 budget at a live table

Say you bring £50 to a live roulette table and bet £2 on red each round. On a single-zero wheel, each bet costs 5.4p on average (£2 × 2.70%). Over 100 rounds you'd stake £200 in total and expect to lose about £5.40, though the real result could be much better or much worse. On a double-zero wheel the same 100 bets would cost about £10.52 on average (£200 × 5.26%), almost twice as much for the same entertainment.

French rules with La Partage return half of an even-money stake when zero lands, halving the cost. The point holds for any studio: the rule set decides the price. Our expected value guide shows how to run these sums for other games.

New studio vs established studio: what really differs

Players sometimes assume a smaller studio runs looser games to attract business, or that a big one has an edge it hides. Neither follows from the maths. What genuinely varies between studios is presentation and practicalities: camera work, dealer style, table limits, round length, side bets and how quickly cards are shuffled. Round length matters to your wallet because faster rounds mean more bets per hour at the same edge; our cost per hour guide shows the effect.

Results at a physical table come from real equipment. Our explainers on how live casino works and whether live dealers are real people cover the mechanics. Patterns in past results don't predict the next one; each spin or deal is independent, as our gambler's fallacy page explains.

UK rules that would apply to OnAir live casino games

If a British-licensed casino offers a live game from any studio, the Gambling Commission's product rules apply. Since 17 January 2025 autoplay is banned on all online casino games, live included, though re-bet is permitted. Non-slot casino games must allow at least 5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next, simultaneous play of several games isn't allowed, and net spend and time played must be shown in real time. Details are on our UK live casino rules page.

The £5 and £2 online slot stake limits don't apply to live tables. That makes your own controls more important: set a deposit limit, use reality checks, and if gambling stops feeling like entertainment, the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 is free and open 24 hours a day.

Where to play OnAir Entertainment live casino games

We can't confirm that OnAir games appear at any UK casino, including our partners, so check each casino's live lobby and game information. These are the partner offers we feature, and none is designed for live play. Casumo: new customers who opt in get a 50% bonus up to £100 on a first deposit of £20 or more, with 10x wagering within 7 days, a £5 maximum bet and game, play and payment restrictions. 10bet: a 100% match up to £25 for new UK customers who choose the casino bonus and deposit within 7 days, wagered 10x on slots within 3 days, with bonus winnings capped at £1,000 and Skrill and Neteller excluded. Coral: deposit and bet £10 on slots for 100 free spins at 10p on selected games, accepted within 48 hours and valid for 7 days, with no wagering on winnings and Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards excluded.

All offers are 18+ and terms apply. Live and table games are commonly excluded from wagering or weighted below 100%; see our bonus game weighting guide before you play.

18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.