Why it was gone
Evolution rotated Funky Time out of the live-casino lobby on March 1 for what the studio described as "scheduled studio refresh and round-time optimisation". The desk's read at the time was that the original 56-second round had been pushing a third of player sessions to bounce between Funky Time and faster competitor games (Crazy Time at 60s, Monopoly Live at 50s, Lightning Roulette at 30s).
Evolution does not publicly comment on retirement rationale and the operator was bound by the studio's NDA, so the timeline above is public-domain only. The maintenance window ran 1 March – 13 April.
What's new in the April 2026 build
Three changes versus the pre-March build:
- 1080p stream on supported devices. The previous build capped at 720p across all clients. Devices that meet the bandwidth and decoder requirements (most modern desktops, iPad Air 4+, iPhone 13+) now render at full 1080p. Older devices fall back to 720p automatically.
- Round time trimmed from 56s to 49s. Wheel-spin animation shortened by 4s, dealer wrap-up shortened by 3s. Stated RTP and bonus mechanics unchanged.
- New side-bet UI — the "VIP Disco" side bet pays out on the 50× and 100× wheel slots and now lives as a persistent toggle on the player UI rather than a per-round prompt. Pays out at 25:1 on the 50× slot and 50:1 on the 100× slot.
Stated RTP and player position
| Bet | RTP | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Main wheel | 96.46% | Unchanged from previous build |
| VIP Disco side bet | 92.50% | Net negative — recreational toggle only |
Maths is unchanged from the pre-March build. The faster round time effectively raises hourly throughput by 14%, so the absolute hourly EV (positive or negative depending on how you bet) is also 14% larger. Players should be aware: a faster game is not a better game; it is just a more efficient way to lose what you were already losing.
Where to play
Funky Time is in the live casino lobby. There is no demo build (Evolution does not ship demo builds for live games). Real-money players can open the table directly.
Editor's take
The 1080p stream is a quality-of-life win. The faster round time is more ambivalent: the game played fine at 56s, and the 14% throughput increase will hurt some players more than it helps. The persistent side-bet toggle is the right UX call — better than per-round prompts that nudge players toward sticky negative-EV bets.