Pragmatic Play now operates more than 500 live casino tables, up from around 50 when it launched the vertical, and sources say it plans to add over 1,000 more and grow its studio count from five to nine within two years. The build positions it as the clearest challenger to Evolution in live casino.
The supplier has leaned on its slot heritage to differentiate. On May 18 it debuted Seotda Baccarat, a live title that pairs traditional baccarat with a Korean-inspired Seotda card mechanic, aimed first at Asian markets and rolling out internationally, per Invision Game Community. It has also been turning its biggest slot IPs into live game shows, a crossover few rivals can match.
That slot-to-live crossover is the strategic point. Pragmatic Play is the dominant slot supplier and the only provider competing directly with Evolution on game show formats, which gives it a route to bundle live content into existing operator relationships.
Evolution still sets the benchmark, with a larger library, more game shows and broader operator coverage. The gap, though, is narrowing in exactly the high-margin formats that drive live casino economics. For operators, a credible second supplier at scale means leverage on pricing and content that the market has lacked.