Blackjack tables seat a fixed number of players, often seven, and a full table turns newcomers away. Many tables offer a bet behind, which lets a player wager on the hand of someone seated without making any decisions. The seated player keeps control of the hand, so a bet behind rides on choices the watcher cannot change. Some formats remove the seat limit entirely by letting every player share one common hand.
Table minimums matter more than they look, because live games move slowly and every round costs at least the minimum. A blackjack table with a high minimum and around sixty hands an hour turns a modest budget into a short session. Roulette and baccarat tables usually accept smaller stakes than blackjack, since they seat an unlimited number of players. Checking the minimum against the planned budget shows how many rounds a session can realistically last.
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 for side bets.