By LiveCasinoData editorial team · Reviewed · 3 min read
This is the LiveCasinoData guide to Side Bet City, an Evolution poker title. It covers how the game works, what the bets pay, and which decisions actually matter - written from the same rules and return figures we use in the RTP Monitor and the Fairness Index.
How Side Bet City works
Side Bet City is a live poker-based table game from Evolution. 80s themed poker with side bets. You play against the house, not other players, so there is no bluffing - only the decision to fold, call or raise on the strength of your cards.
Odds and payouts
The certified return to player is 96.69%, which means the house keeps about 3.31% of all money staked over the long run. The largest single payout is 1,000x the stake. Optional bonus and progressive side bets typically carry a much larger house edge than the main game.
Payouts scale with hand rank: pairs pay small, straights and flushes more, and a royal flush pays the table maximum.
Strategy
Most house poker games have a simple optimal strategy - for example raising with any pair or better and folding the weakest hands in Casino Hold'em, or raising the maximum pre-flop with strong hole cards in Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Playing every hand or folding too often are the two ways players give edge away.
What our statistics will show
Once tracked, Side Bet City pages will show the distribution of winning hand ranks, how often the dealer qualifies, and side-bet hit rates against their theoretical odds.
Side Bet City FAQ
- Is Side Bet City available to play live?
- Yes - Side Bet City is streamed by Evolution from a studio with a real presenter and runs around the clock at licensed online casinos.
- What is the RTP of Side Bet City?
- The certified RTP is 96.69%. It is a long-run average; short sessions vary widely.
- Does LiveCasinoData track Side Bet City?
- Not yet. Side Bet City is on the collection roadmap; once live, this page becomes a full statistics dashboard with results, bonus rates and fairness scores.
18+. Past results do not predict future outcomes. Play with money you can afford to lose.