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In 2022, the well-known football legend Ronaldo Nazario has become part of the Betfair International team. The Brazilian star has become an official brand ambassador of the company. In a recent interview, Nazario said that joining Betfair International is a great honor, and he is enthusiastic about the adventures that will follow, thanks to this partnership. You may read more about this exciting collaboration in the following sections.

The Expansion of Betfair International’s Team of Brand Ambassadors

A few months ago, Betfair International released a YouTube video of Ronaldo Nazario and his former teammate Rivaldo, who is also part of the brand ambassadors’ team. Football fans were thrilled to find out that in June 2022, Nazario became an official ambassador. Everyone is interested to see what this partnership will bring.

Ronaldo has earned the FIFA World Player of the Year award not once, not twice, but three times. In addition to this, the Brazilian football legend is a proud two-time prizewinner of the FIFA World Cup. The date Nazario became part of Betfair International matches the 20th anniversary of the time when Brazil won its fifth World Cup prize in The Land of the Rising Sun back in 2002. That was another reason for the fans to go crazy over this exclusive announcement.

Ronaldo shared that he is incredibly excited to set on this journey in his life. Additionally, he expressed his gratitude for the fact that he and Rivaldo will, once again, wear the same shirts. The former football player has stated that he is positive that his partnership with one of the most well-known sports betting providers will be associated with tons of exhilarating experiences.

Ronaldo Nazario and PokerStars

Before becoming a Betfair International brand ambassador, Ronaldo Nazario was part of another huge betting company’s team, namely PokerStars. In 2013, he stood next to other famous athletes, including Rafael Nadal and Fatima Moreira De Melo. When Nazario joined the PokerStars Team, people were impressed to find out that besides football, the Brazilian was quite good with the classical casino game, as well.

Further Information about Nazario’s Partnership with Betfair International

Betfair International is part of Flutter Entertainment Plc. The latter is a leading bookmaking company founded in 2016. Some of the brands under which it operates include Betfair, Paddy Power, PokerStars, Sky Bet, and many others. Betfair International strives to expand its team of brand ambassadors by signing contracts with well-known athletes.

As you already know, Rivaldo and Ronaldo Nazario are two of the most popular former football players that now represent the brand. By establishing partnerships with such huge Brazilian football legends, the sports betting company hopes and believes that it will get closer to the sports fans residing in Brazil. The managing director of the brand shared that the company will do its best to provide clients with the absolute best sports betting experience one can get.

Without a doubt, in the next couple of weeks, more news about the partnership between Ronaldo and Betfair International will get released. Both the retired footballer and his fans are overjoyed to find out how this association will go.

At present, Betfair International is the official sponsor of Conmebol Libertatoder, as well as the Sudamericana or Copa Sudamericana, which is one of the most prominent club football competitions in South America. In addition to this, the brand sponsors the Palmeiras team. It is a well-known Brazilian football club.

On June 24th, Ronaldo shared a post on his Instagram page dressed up in a Betfair T-Shirt, announcing that he is now a part of its huge team. The brand ambassador expressed his gratitude and joy about joining the company, and his publication received lots of attention. His fans and friends congratulated him on his new deal and shared that they are excited about the upcoming news regarding the collaboration.

Will Other Famous Athletes Have Become Betfair International’s Ambassadors

Since one of Betfair International’s main goals as a company is to get closer to players and sports fans from Brazil, it is quite likely for the brand to hire more well-known athletes as its ambassadors. Even though there isn’t any available data regarding this subject at the moment, Betfair will announce it as quickly as possible if something like this happens.

For the moment, however, the most popular news associated with the leading sports betting operator is with respect to its new partnership deal with Ronaldo Nazario. The Brazilian former football player said himself that much exciting news regarding its collaboration with Betfair International would soon follow. Betting devotees and fans of the football legend are advised to keep an eye on any Betfair International announcements.

I assume that most of us have, at one point or another, asked the question “Why are slots so limited? I’m sure that they would be a lot more fun if they added a lot more features, such as more varied mini-games”. After all, in Japan (where gambling is prohibited, but Pachinko machines – which are basically slots – can get around that limitation by listing themselves as arcade games) video slots enjoy tremendous amounts of success, and many of them are practically built around stuff like skill-based videogames and storylines that play out as you win. That sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Imagine a Pac-Man based slot that actually had a story about Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man going into marriage counseling or something (I don’t know, I’m no writer), and whenever you activate a bonus round you actually get to play a real game of Pac-Man, which determines how much you win. How awesome would that be?!

Well, sadly, Japan is the only place in the world where that’s legally possible, thanks to their legal gray area when it comes to slots. The rest of the world has very strict rules regarding what is acceptable and what is not in a slot machine, and believe it or not, these rules are actually unbelievably limiting. Have you ever wondered why many reviews of UK online casino sites complain about their slot games being too identical? It’s exactly because of those very strict limitations which require developers to get really creative and essentially present the exact same thing in a different way in order to remain on the right side of the law. In the majority of the world, it doesn’t seem like that’s about to change – markets like the UK, Germany and Spain have generally shown little interest in implementing skill-based slots. However, there might be one place in the West where they actually become a reality!

Gamblers in New Jersey in particular have been pushing for a legislation that allows skill-based gambling for a really long time now, and it actually seems like it might finally be happening! As a matter of fact, a company called GameCo is so utterly confident that they’re going to receive approval from the New Jersey’s Division of Gambling Enforcement that they’ve already designed and manufactured several skill-based slot machines which are ready to be placed in three Atlantic City casinos! According to GameCo CEO and co-founder Blaine Graboyes, who made a statement for the Daily Mail, the new skill-based slot machines will be aimed at millennials who are rather used to playing videogames on consoles, mobile and social media platforms. Honestly, to me the idea sounds spectacular! Now all we can hope for is that the games are successful enough to warrant attention in the rest of the world. Us Europeans want to play skill-based slots too!

Seneca, a stoic philosopher who lived between 4 BC and 65 AD, was a pretty brilliant guy. He was best known for being the tutor and advisor of the infamous Emperor Nero (who you may know as being incredibly insane, murdering his own mother and committing various atrocities, or if you’re like me you know him as that cute anime girl from “Fate/Extra”), and was ultimately forced to kill himself by him. At some point beforehand, Seneca said something quite smart, something that I believe many should base their lives around. I mean, he said a lot of smart things, but for the purposes of this article, let’s just focus on one particular, phrase, alright? That phrase, of course, is “As long as you live, keep learning how to live” – something that has evolved over the years into the much simpler “Live and learn”, because if there’s anything history has taught us, it’s that for all of our scientific advancements people somehow seem to be getting stupider as time passes. If you don’t believe me, just ask the nearest anti-vaxxer or flat earth truther.

This advice, which I personally interpret as a call to constantly learn new things and develop your skills for as long as you are alive, can be applied to numerous areas of life, because honestly – we can all stand to learn something new. I, for example, love to go to the library and just grab a random book, see what I can learn from it. I know it sounds clichéd, but it’s true – I’ve learned so many things about mental and neurological conditions, proper police investigation procedures (spoiler: it’s not like on TV), history and more. Learning new things is great, but if there’s something that’s even better, it’s learning about things you already know. When they reach a certain point in their knowledge, a lot of people just stop developing that area altogether, which is a pretty big shame. Let me tell you – there’s ALWAYS something new you can learn, especially in areas that encompass a huge amount of information.

I most often see this when it comes to casino games in general. Let’s be honest, guys – most online casino games aren’t really THAT complicated to understand. I mean, sure, you may need to do some research in order to play them well, but it takes seconds to grasp the rules of each game, be it slots, blackjack, roulette or something a bit more obscure, like baccarat. But just because you know how to play doesn’t mean you know all the ins and outs of the game. There’s plenty of variations and options that you may or may not have known about, and even then there’s still all the ins and outs of each individual game that you may not be aware of. For example, in this TED lesson on live casino games (and if you don’t know TED-Ed, I HIGHLY recommend just taking a day, or, like, a week, and browsing through everything it has to offer because it’s spectacular and amazing) I managed to learn quite a lot of things that I didn’t even suspect about something that I use so frequently, namely – live casino.

My point is that, while it’s always fun to learn new, fun things about stuff that’s way out of your comfort zone, you shouldn’t forget about all the things that you think you already know… Because chances are you’re not as familiar with them as you might think. Especially if that something is casino. Have fun, happy learning, and heed Seneca’s words! Just… do as he said and not as he did and don’t tutor a crazy Roman emperor, okay? It’s not gonna end up well for you.

Last week was somewhat important amongst betting operators in good old Germany, since its 16 state ministers agreed and officially published the number of sports betting licenses that will be permitted in the country. The regulations of the gambling market over there has been in a bit of a pickle since it was declared illegal under European Union laws. It has been rumoured that there are even proceedings in the happening against the country by the EU commission.

To bring things into perspective, in 2014 only twenty sport betting licenses were awarded but even those never came to fruition since the applicants eventually failed to comply with regulations. Now after their last meeting, it has been agreed to increase the number twofold – to 40 in total. That means that all applicants (which so far are even below that number – a humble 35), if they were to meet all the requirements in the licensing process, will be automatically granted the permission to offer sports betting in Germany. Don’t get too happy just yet, poker and casino games are not included in the package. So hopeful Germans will have to still wait and see if (and when) they will be able to benefit from a wider range of services.

History proves that this is achievable – to take 2012 as an example – it was an ïnteresting year for German gambling, when the existing gambling regulation from 2008 was replaced by the new “Interstate Treaty on Gambling 2012”. The new law was criticized widely in the EU on the grounds of monopoly for games of chance and the general ban on online gambling. This was the case under the previous gambling regime as well. Still, since July 2012, the ISTG has been put in place in all federal states except for Schleswig Holstein. To get you in the know, this is an area with nearly 3 million inhabitants (around 3% of the German population). They passed their own gambling law, much more liberal and enabling operators to be granted licenses for most games – sports bets, poker and casino. That would not have been possible at all as the remaining 15 federal states are not permitted to legislate online casino and poker games and can only give away 20 licenses for sports. As a result, today Schleswig Holstein is one of the most important gambling legislators in Europe. They were even awarded the International Masters of Gaming Law “Regulator of the Year” and are presently the “gate” to Germany’s gambling market for all operators regardless of their geographic origins. To get back on topic – we will have to wait until June this year to see if the amendments in the existing regulations will come into play.

On a positive note and to sum it all up, so far the odds are on the side of players and bookies. So however you look at it, there’s gonna be change and it has to be for the better.

Mobile phones have become a staple of the 21st century. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone without a phone anymore, and with good reason – since the dawn of the smartphone, our mobile devices have evolved into an integral part of our daily lives. We’ve actually reached the point where a lot of people don’t even use their phones for talking anymore, opting instead to treat them as pocket computers. And when you think about it, their point of view is quite understandable, considering you can do pretty much anything on your phone – check your e-mail, watch movies, browse online shops, play casino games… Wait, what? You can gamble wherever you are, whenever you want? You better believe it! Stay with me, dear reader, and I’m going to tell you about what’s undoubtedly one of the best ways to indulge your inner gambler on the go!

A Satisfying Selection Of Mobile Games

The thing about casino games (and, well, computer games in general) is that most of them need to be developed independently for mobile and for PC. What this means is that while online casinos on desktop offer hundreds upon hundreds of games, only a portion of them will be available on mobile. In all honesty, though, when I say “portion”, I still mean “dozens of games”. How many exactly are available depends on the casino in question, but chances are you’ll be able to play at least fifty different games while on the go. The most prominent are, obviously, the slots. In the casinos I tested, slots absolutely dominated the selections, with over 90% of all available games being one-armed bandits. So if that’s your forte, then rest assured that you will be perfectly able to play your favorite slot machine wherever you are (as long as you’ve got a good Wi-Fi or 3G connection, of course).

Still, that doesn’t mean that you’re our of luck if you prefer to play table games – while there generally aren’t too many of those on mobile, as they tend to be harder to port than slots, there should still be more than enough to itch that scratch while you’re on the go. Roulette and blackjack are pretty much always a given, and depending on the casino you’ll also most likely get baccarat and casino poker. All the games work absolutely great, and playing blackjack on my iPad in bed was definitely one of the highlights of my online gambling life. Sure, you can’t expect the same kind of variety as you would from the casino’s desktop counterpart, but honestly, who cares? If you’re the type of person who’d honestly complain about there not being too many varieties of poker, then I’m afraid we just can’t be friends!

Live Casino, Also Known As The Best Part

What’s a good mobile casino without a live section? For those of you who don’t know, the live casino is a special section where you’re able to play table games such as blackjack or baccarat against real life dealers, video of which is streamed live directly to your device from the casino’s physical location. It’s one of the best features that any self-respecting online casino should have, as it places you right there in the middle of the action, just like if you were in a real casino! And, for the most part, it works great on mobile!

Keep in mind that not too many games are available on the live casino in general, especially on its mobile counterpart. This makes sense – I mean, it would be rather pointless to have something like live slots or live scratch cards, right? As such, the games you’ll have at your disposal are generally roulette, casino poker and blackjack, with some casinos also offering baccarat, but as far as I’ve noticed that’s relatively rare on mobile. Still, where the live casinos excel at when it comes to variety isn’t the number of games – it’s the number of tables. Most, if not all tables that would be usually available on desktop are also at your disposal when you play on mobile.

The Software Providers – The Unsung Heroes

It’s always important to give credit where credit is due, and in this case, I just won’t sleep right if the casinos hog all the recognition when they’re only responsible for hosting the games and not for creating them, or even porting them to mobile. No, that honor falls to the so-called software providers, the teams of very talented people who are in charge of creating your entertainment. Keep in mind that while the ones listed below are some of the most prominent software developers who bring us mobile casino games, the list is very far from being comprehensive. With that said, let’s learn a bit about them!

NetEntertainment

NetEnt have been around since 1996, but they only launched their mobile division, NetEnt Touch, at the end of 2011, catching the wave of the mobile revolution as it was happening. You may notice that they don’t really offer that many games, but the ones that are there are always of superb quality, with their slots often based on interesting properties such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and South Park.

PlayTech

If you’ve ever played an online casino, any online casino, then chances are you’ve experienced at least one of PlayTech’s games. Believe it or not, most mobile casinos actually feature a good chunk of PlayTech’s games, which are notable for being the only ones featuring Marvel characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man or the Avengers. I’m still waiting for a “Guardians of the Galaxy” slot, PlayTech!

Spin3

If you’re looking for a recognized provider, it doesn’t really get any more prestigious than a winner of the EGR award for “Mobile supplier of the year”. Indeed, Spin3 have come a long way since the beginning of their partnership with Microgaming, which you may recognize as the leading developer of online gaming solutions. Their light platform is bound to run on most mobile devices, so rest assured!

Requirements

If you’ve made it this far, that probably means you’re rather interested in trying out some casino games on your mobile device. And let me guess – the only thing that’s worrying you is whether or not your own phone or tablet even supports casino games, right? Yes, I am a telepath. And yes, I know you just thought of that incident from middle school. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anybody. What I will tell you, though, is that if you’ve bought a device in the last 3-4 years, chances are that you’ll be able to play with absolutely no trouble whatsoever. Mobile games are really not taxing on the processor, so as long as your phone can realistically be classified as a “smartphone” you’re going to be good to go! All iPads, as well as tablets that run on Android, are also supported, but in case you’re not sure you can always check a few apps out for yourself for absolutely free.

Final Words

Online gambling is pretty much one of the greatest thing to ever happen to gambling in general, period. And while its mobile branch may not be as big of a step in the grand scheme of things, it’s certainly a rather welcome addition, giving you the opportunity to play the best casino games literally wherever you are (as long as you’re not in, say, the desert, North Korea or that one spot in my college dorm room that mysteriously cancels out all electronic signals). Really, the only reason why you wouldn’t want to play on your mobile device is if you don’t have one, but then again, in an era where phones have become pretty much an extension of ourselves, that’s not really much of an excuse. For seasoned gamblers, especially those with busy lifestyles, mobile gaming will open up a whole lot of opportunities. And even rookies can enjoy a few nice games of roulette before bed every now and again. No matter how you look at it, mobile casinos have something for everyone.

Like it or not, folks, online casino’s here to stay – its growth over the last few years has been too big to ignore, as much as some people would like to. And honestly, I don’t get those people. Sure, nothing beats holding real chips in your hand, feeling their weight as you wonder whether you should have the dealer hit you just one more time, but then again, you can’t really go to a physical casino every day. Going to a place such as a casino often requires preparation and a good investment. Many respected casinos demand formal wear, and most of us don’t really have a suit pressed and ready to go at a moment’s notice – nor the capital to bet, say, more than $10 for the entire evening. Not to mention, some people have made entire careers out of exploiting online casinos, working with the bonuses they were given and manipulating the random numbers generators in their favor, which isn’t only nearly impossible to do in a real casino, but would most likely get you banned if you attempted it. But many are reluctant to even try online casino gaming, due to various concerns or just a general lack of knowledge on where to start. Fear not, for I shall be your guide to the world of online casinos! Keep in mind that the following 3 facts, while essential, are by no means comprehensive. They’re just here to give you a good, general idea on where online casino stands in relation to physical casinos, and what you can do to start your online adventure. Without further ado, let’s dive right into it!

1. Online Casinos Are Watched More Closely Than Physical Ones

Yes, believe it or not, most big online casinos actually go through more certifications and testing to confirm their legitimacy than physical casinos do! Yes, really! Of course, that fact depends on the country you live in, since regulations aren’t the same everywhere, but in the US, UK, Germany and Australia, you need to jump a whole lot more hoops before you can open an online casino than a physical one. Again, this is highly subjective and dependent on your country, but physical casinos generally only need an up-to-date gambling license in order to operate, with additional testing and investigation done only in case the authorities have been alerted to potential unfairness. However, online casinos are certified by an authority to confirm their legitimacy (paperwork in order, all employees have proper contracts, the government knows where money is coming and going, etc), just like regular casinos need to, but on top of that they also need to go through numerous legitimacy checks where all of their games are tested by software to deduct their RTP (return to player – the amount of invested money that is dispensed back to the players randomly) and make sure it’s within the norm. Online casinos are not legally allowed to present one version of a game for certification and then upload a less fair one to their site, and the testing bodies regularly conduct tests to make sure something like that hasn’t occurred – it’s why you see RTPs changing slightly from time to time, especially on games such as blackjack or roulette. What you see is what you get. But if that wasn’t enough to convince you…

2. You’re Also More Likely To Win There

I have to admit that the actual sums that you can win aren’t all that huge – the largest jackpot ever won from an online slot was only about 17 million euro, which, while definitely a life-changing sum to be sure (if you invest that money in the bank the yearly interest alone would be more than the average salary in the majority of Western countries), is a far cry from what people have made, and continue to make, in physical casinos. It all has to do with size and the economy – currently, way more people bet way more in physical casinos than they do in online ones, and they bet bigger sums, so it’s only natural that the winnings are also bigger. But to make up for that, online casinos make it more likely to win thanks to the aforementioned RTPs. The thing is, card games and roulette in real casinos, quite obviously, don’t have RTPs – which means that theoretically they could return more money to the players than players bet, or they could keep 100% of the deposits and assure that nobody wins. It’s up to the whims of the cards, honestly. Meanwhile, blackjack and other games in online casinos have very particular RTPs which determine roughly how much of the money deposited is returned to the players and how much is kept (keep in mind that those percentages, while influenced by internal factors, are not “set” by the developers – they come up during testing), which is good news for both the casino and the players. On one hand, the casino is sure that no matter what it’s going to turn in a profit, even if it’s not a gigantic one – out of every $100 deposited, it’s going to keep $3 for itself. Meanwhile, the players can rest assured that the remaining $97 will be returned back to them – sure, somebody who deposited $10 could lose them all, but they could be won by someone who deposited $5. On a similar subject, the RTPs for slots (which exist in both physical and online casinos, since, well, all slots are electronic now anyway) in physical casinos are usually lower than those in online slots, so take what you will from that.

3. It’s Surprisingly Easy To Get Into Online Casino

A lot of people think that online casino is one of those niche things which are pretty much impossible to get into, like stamp collecting or comic books. Actually, most online casinos have made it unbelievably easy to join them and start playing, with numerous bonuses exclusive to new members (for example, they’ll give you some money for free and also double your first deposit, giving you, say, $50 to play around with instead of just the $20 you deposited, but only the first time). Picking an online casino is also not too hard, as there’s plenty of options no matter where you are in the world – hell, we’re going to showcase a lot of them right here in the near future! For the most part, feel free to just ask where your friends are playing and get that in order to be able to receive recommendations, ideas and tips from them. If you’re the only one among them who’s treading this new ground, then a simple Google search should bring up the best of the best in your area! Just make sure to look for the certificates in the footer of the page. After you’ve browsed several and compared the number of games and the bonuses each offers,

I hope those tips and facts were enough to dispel some of your misconceptions regarding online casinos! If I caught your interest, or strengthened your resolve, then go out there and find some online casinos! I hope to see you there, and as always feel free to message me with any of your questions!