Aviator and Silverstar Casino: what the gaming floor really has
The game people search for is an internet product; the venue on the R28 is a room full of machines and tables. This page keeps the two apart.
See our partner's offer →You cannot play Aviator at Silverstar Casino. Aviator is an online crash game, and interactive online casino games are not licensed in South Africa. The Muldersdrift floor offers over 700 slot machines, more than 400 progressive games and 36 tables running poker, roulette, blackjack and baccarat.
The straight answer, then the floor
- Aviator is an online crash game made by a software studio for internet operators — it is not a cabinet you will find at Silverstar.
- Interactive online casino games are not licensed in South Africa, so no lawful local operator offers it under this venue's name.
- What the floor does have: over 700 slot machines, covering video slots, reel slots, video poker and electronic roulette.
- More than 400 linked and standalone progressive games sit inside that count.
- There are 36 tables offering poker, roulette, blackjack and baccarat.
- Salon Privé adds 12 tables and 140 slot machines in a separate area with its own cashier booths.
- Every one of those games keeps a built-in house edge, which is why a night out is the right way to budget for it.
Aviator vs the Silverstar gaming floor
| Aviator | Silverstar floor | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Internet operators | R28, Muldersdrift, in person |
| Available in South Africa | Interactive online casino games are not licensed | Licensed land-based venue |
| What you actually touch | A browser or app | 700+ machines and 36 tables |
| Opening hours | n/a | Monday to Sunday, 24 hours |
Why the search and the venue do not meet
Crash games arrived with internet casinos and have no cabinet equivalent on a South African gaming floor. Searching the name alongside a venue produces pages that quietly imply the venue offers it; this one does not, because it does not.
The legal position is the reason, not a preference. South Africa allows betting on sport and horse racing with a bookmaker licensed by a provincial gambling board, and licenses land-based casinos through provincial authorities, but interactive online casino games sit outside the licensing regime. Our live tables page sets that split out in full.
If the appeal was the speed of a round rather than the brand of the game, the electronic roulette terminals and the video slots among the 700-plus machines are the closest thing the floor has — with the same warning attached: the maths is fixed in the game's favour before you sit down.
What the floor has instead
| Category | Count | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machines | 700+ | Video slots, reel slots, video poker, electronic roulette |
| Progressive games | 400+ | Linked and standalone |
| Tables | 36 | Poker, roulette, blackjack, baccarat |
| Salon Privé | 12 tables, 140 machines | Separate area with its own cashier booths |
| Floor hours | 24 | Open Monday to Sunday |
The maths behind the games that are there
Casino games keep a built-in edge. These are category facts about how the games work, not figures published for any individual machine at this venue.
| Single-zero roulette | 37 pockets, a straight-up number pays 35 to 1 — a fixed 2.70% edge to the house |
|---|---|
| Double-zero roulette | 38 pockets with the same 35 to 1 payout — the edge roughly doubles, so check the wheel before you sit |
| Blackjack | The edge depends entirely on the table rules: deck count, what the dealer does on soft 17 and what a natural pays |
| Slot machines | Return is set inside the machine's programme; South African venues do not publish per-machine figures, so treat any quoted number with suspicion |
No game listed here can be beaten over time by a system, and this guide publishes no returns for individual machines. Gambling is for persons 18 years and older. The National Responsible Gambling Programme helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
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