Teen Patti vs Andar Bahar: which live table earns more for operators
Operators adding a casino section to an Indian betting site almost always ask the same question first: Teen Patti or Andar Bahar? Both are rented per table at the same monthly price, so the answer comes down to how each game produces revenue. This post compares them on the numbers that matter to you, not to the player.
How each game works at the table
Andar Bahar is a one-decision game. The dealer shows a joker card, players bet on Andar or Bahar, and cards are dealt alternately to each side until a card matching the joker's rank appears. Whichever side it lands on wins. Side bets cover how many cards will be dealt and the joker's suit. A round takes about forty seconds from bet open to result.
Teen Patti in its live casino form is a dealer-run comparison between two three-card hands, Player A and Player B. Players back either hand, and the higher hand by Teen Patti ranking wins. Side bets are pair-plus style bets on the hand rank. It comes in two speeds: Live Teen Patti, also called 1 Day Teen Patti, with a long betting window per hand, and T-20 Teen Patti, which settles a hand every twenty seconds.
Rounds per hour
Revenue on a live table is turnover multiplied by margin, and turnover is bets per round multiplied by rounds per hour. This is where the games separate.
- T-20 Teen Patti: about 180 hands per hour
- Andar Bahar: roughly 90 rounds per hour at forty seconds each
- Live Teen Patti (1 Day): far fewer hands, each with a much longer betting window
On round count alone, T-20 Teen Patti doubles Andar Bahar. But rounds only matter if players bet on them, and that depends on who is at the table.
Who plays each game
Andar Bahar is the game most Indian players already know from home, and it needs no explanation on a phone screen: two sides, one card, done. It converts casual sports bettors into casino players better than any other table, which is why it is usually the first casino table an operator switches on. Its main bet pays close to even money, so per-bet margin is thin and revenue comes from volume.
Teen Patti attracts players who want a game with some skill signalling, even though the live casino version is a pure backing game. The side bets on hand rank pay higher odds and carry a wider margin, and the 1 Day variant draws the high-stake players who want time to think between hands. Fewer players, larger stakes, better margin per rupee staked.
Integration effort
Both games use the same API shape: video embed, a round feed with timer and cards, and a result feed. Andar Bahar is slightly simpler because the result is one side and a card count. Teen Patti's result includes the hand rank for both sides, which you should display so the player sees why a hand won. If you have integrated one, the second is a day's work. Both are ₹15,000 per table per month covering video, live data and results, with unlimited API requests and no revenue share.
So which earns more?
For a new casino section with mostly sports bettors, Andar Bahar earns more in the first months because more of your existing players will try it, and turnover follows. For a site with an established casino audience, T-20 Teen Patti earns more per table because its hand rate is double and its side bets carry a better margin. Live Teen Patti is a VIP table: low round count, high average stake, worth running once you have players who ask for it.
In practice the operators that do best run Andar Bahar and T-20 Teen Patti side by side from day one and add Live Teen Patti when a handful of players justify it. Two tables cost ₹30,000 per month, and the casino API bundle discounts further as tables are added, with a lower per-table price beyond ten tables.
Key takeaways
- Andar Bahar converts sports bettors fastest; T-20 Teen Patti produces double the rounds per hour
- Teen Patti side bets carry better margin; Andar Bahar revenue comes from volume
- Both tables are ₹15,000 per month with video, data and results included; the second integration is a day's work
- Run both, then add Live Teen Patti (1 Day) for high-stake players