For "How to meet wagering requirements?", three figures matter first. Every live table has a minimum stake, a maximum stake and a fixed number of seats, and all three change from table to table in the same studio. They decide whether a player can join a game at all, how much a session costs and what happens when a preferred table is full. The table lobby shows these figures before a seat is taken.
Private and high limit tables raise the minimum well above the standard tables and sometimes require an invitation from the casino. Bonus money is often excluded from live tables altogether, or it counts for only a small share of the wagering requirement. Playing live games with an active bonus can therefore stretch the requirement far beyond what the same stakes would clear on slots. The bonus terms list which live games count and at which rate.
Maximum stakes cap a single bet, and many tables set separate limits for each type of bet. At roulette a straight number may carry a much lower maximum than a bet on red or black, and side bets at blackjack have caps of their own. A player who raises stakes after losses meets these caps sooner than expected. The limits table in the game's help screen lists every cap, including those on side bets.
Around sixty, a slow pace, yet each hand costs at least the minimum stake, so the rounds per hour decide how long a budget lasts.
Bonus money is often excluded from live tables altogether, and the bonus terms list which live games count toward wagering.
Often only a small share, so clearing a requirement with live play can take far more stakes than the same requirement would need on slots.
Side bets at blackjack carry caps of their own, separate from the main bet maximum, and they appear in the same limits table.
Evenings in the largest markets fill the popular tables, while early mornings leave them half empty; studios open extra tables at busy hours, often with higher minimums.
The lobby usually shows the free seats and the length of the queue, since a table listed as open can still be full.