Live Dream Catcher

The rules and gameplay of Dream Catcher are extremely easy, which make it the ideal choice for players who are trying a Live Casino online for the first time. The game allows multiple players and it is hosted by one of the Evolution dealers. Note that unlike most live casino games, Dream Catcher is available 24/7, so it can be accessed by players from all around the world and at any time. The wheel has 54 sections, marked with different numbers from 1 to 40 and some numbers appear more frequently than others. Two of the segments are special, however – displaying 2x and 7x, and they represent additional multipliers that apply to the standard payout.

The game session starts when the small tab above the Virtual Board turns green and displays Place Your Bets. Players choose their stake and place it on any of the six options – 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 20, or 40x, spread across the 52 main sections. Each of these represents the true value of the payout, i.e. 1, 2 or more times the amount of the bet. Once the tab deactivates, the betting time is over and the dealer spins manually the wheel. When the wheel stops moving, the tab bar turns yellow and displays the outcome – all players who placed a bet on the winning section, receive the respective payout.

But what happens when the wheel stops at the multipliers? This is when the game gets really interesting. When this happens, all bets remain at their places and the dealer spins the wheel for the second time. The final payout is the stake multiplied by one of the six options (from 1 to 40), which is then multiplied by either 2 or 7. When the wheel stops on multipliers twice or even more in a row, the payout will be multiplied by the product of all multipliers that have appeared in this round.

The payouts are extremely important, but before that, it is important to understand that players do not bet on the particular sections of the wheel. Rather, they bet on one of the six possible values represented by each pocket. In other words, if they bet on 5, they will have 7 opportunities to win, as the wheel has seven sections marked by 5.

• 1 – 23 pockets in yellow, odds 23/54, pays out 1:1
• 2 – 15 pockets in blue, odds 15/54, pays out 2:1
• 5 – 7 pockets in purple, odds 7/54, pays out 5:1
• 10 – 4 pockets in green, odds 4/54, pays out 10:1
• 20 – 2 pockets in orange, odds 2/54, pays out 20:1
• 40 – 1 pocket in red, odds 1/54, pays out 40:1
• Multipliers 2x in silver, 7x in gold, odds 1/54

The odds displayed above can be, in fact, quite misleading because they cannot fully describe the likelihood of winning or losing of every bet. If there were no multipliers, the maths would be quite clear and the expected returns of the game would not be attractive enough to make it so popular. The two multipliers, however, allow players to win more on average. For instance, we bet on 10 and when the wheel stops spinning, it hits the 7x multiplier. This means we neither win nor lose the bet – it remains for the next spin.

As these multipliers can appear consecutively an infinite number of times, researchers have concluded that we need an average multiplier on every bet – it can be represented as 52/45, or 1.5555. In order to calculate the RTP (Return to Player), we will need to put the probability of winning of each bet and its potential payout in an equation. Let’s see the RTP for the bet on the value 10 – its probability for winning is 4/52, while the potential payout will be 10+1 (the winning plus the original stake, which is returned to us).

This is how our equation for the RTP of the 10 bet would look like:

(4/52) × (10 × (52/45) + 1) = 96.58%

In fact, this is the bet that has the highest RTP in Dream Catcher. To explain it in another way – this bet has the best risk to payout ratio and players can expect to win back 96.58% of their total wagers on average. The difference to 100% would be the house edge of the bet and in this case, it is 3.42%. Depending on the bets players prefer to make, the game has an RTP ranging from 90,57% to 96,58%. These are the house edge percentages for all possible bets in Dream Catcher:

• 1 – 4.66%
• 2 – 4.49%
• 5 – 8.76%
• 10 – 3.42%
• 20 – 7.26%
• 40 – 9.19%

For example, if we opt for 2, 10, and 20, we cover 21 sections or 38.89% of the wheel. They key is to adjust our stakes properly – as 10 and 20 have a lower probability to hit, we need to make sure that a winning bet on 2 would compensate our losses. This is why on 2, we bet as much as we bet on 10 and 20 combined. If we place a $5 chip on each 10 and 20, we should place a $10 chip on 2. When the wheel stops on 2, we lose $10 but we receive $30 ($20 payout plus our original $10 stake). If 10 or 20 hit, the profits will be even greater.

Combination bets are very useful when playing Dream Catcher but players with limited bankrolls should stick to the 2 and 10 sectors – and even to the 1 sector as it brings the lowest risk (even though the payout is even). Those who have a greater tolerance for risk and can afford to lose multiple spins in a row may opt for betting on 10, 20, and 40. Betting on 5, however, is not recommended as this option has a high house edge without offering an equally good payout.

Last, but not least, although the potential winnings are theoretically limitless as multipliers are stacked, there is a maximum payout allowed in the game – $/£/€500,000, depending on the currency players have chosen.

Checking whether the casino operator is fully licensed should be done first and foremost. The operating license from a respectable institution like the Malta Gaming Authority or the Gambling Commission in the UK indicates that the casino and its managing company comply with the relevant legislation and meet the high standards for security and fairness. As Dream Catcher is available only in real-money mode, players will need to make a deposit before trying their luck with it. So, the speed of the payments is essential, as is the presence of safe and reliable payment methods that are suitable to the player.

In addition, the usability of the casino platform should be taken into consideration – if it is a Flash casino or it requires a software package to be downloaded, whether it is mobile-friendly and Dream Catcher can be played from phones and tablets, whether the casino functions well and is easy to use, etc. Last, but not least, players can also look for gambling sites that offer exclusive bonuses for live casino games.