Salon Privé / VIP Tables
Exclusive high-limit live tables reserved for high-value players, often bookable privately with a dedicated dealer and higher betting limits.
Definition
'Salon privé' (French for 'private room') and VIP tables are premium live-casino tables offering higher betting limits, a more exclusive setting, and often the ability for a qualifying player to reserve the table privately with a dedicated presenter. They cater to high-value players — sometimes called VIPs or high rollers — who want higher stakes, a personalised experience, and control over pacing, for example requesting the card squeeze or a particular dealer. The games and odds are exactly the same as on standard tables; what differs is exclusivity, limits, and service. These tables are a key part of how operators retain their most valuable customers, and they intersect closely with responsible-gambling and affordability considerations precisely because the stakes are large.
Worked example
A high-value player books a salon privé baccarat table for a session; only they are seated, a dedicated presenter performs the squeeze on request, and table limits run far above the public tables — though the roughly 1.06% banker-bet house edge is exactly the same as on any baccarat table.
Why it matters
VIP and private tables are where a large share of live-casino revenue concentrates, so they are commercially important and a focus of retention strategy. For learners they clarify that 'VIP' buys exclusivity and higher limits, not better odds; for compliance teams the high stakes make affordability and responsible-gambling checks especially important.