zamba

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Best of Zamba

• Choose welcome bonus
•  £30 for bringing a friend
• VIP Club
• Excellent odds

Brian Dekker Gambling expert

Updated: September 7, 2021

"A bookmaker with excellent prematch odds. Choose a welcome offer to make the most of your first deposit and add points to enter the VIP Club."

Although it presents itself as a 100% United Kingdomn operator, we cannot ignore that Zamba was born from the union between the VICCA Group Business Group and Gaming1, which resulted in E'TOTAL GAMING, SA. VICCA had more than 20 years of experience in the gaming sector and more than 10 gaming and gambling halls throughout United Kingdom, while Gamin1 is a Belgian operator specializing in online casinos, casino games and sports betting, the ideal ally for VICCA's jump to online gaming.

After this merger, in 2016 Zamba was born, an operator that has the corresponding licenses issued by Curacao to offer both sports betting and a wide variety of casino games. We are going to analyze what awaits Philippines at Zamba Apuestas, an operator that has gambling establishments in Barranquilla or Santa Marta, as well as the Ipanema casino network.

What does Zamba.co offer us?

On paper, we are looking at a very interesting betting house. The most attractive feature of Zamba is the odds it offers, which are easily among the best available when it comes to pre-match bets. It is clear that offering good odds is one of the best ways to attract users, and in this sense it delivers. If we look at live betting, the odds lose some appeal, but for pre-match users, Zamba is definitely a betting house to consider.

It's also interesting to note that we can choose between two welcome bonuses, although they are both a bit weak. On one hand, we have a bonus of only 50% up to £1000 with our first deposit, which is quite demanding to release; on the other hand, we have 20$ in free bets for every £500 deposited, up to a maximum of £220 spread over 11 free bets. These bonuses are incompatible with each other, but not with other promotions as interesting as Super Bets, the £30 we can earn for inviting a friend to Zamba, or the VIP Club.

We have already stated that the odds are very good, and the most popular sports and competitions in the world of sport, including eSports, cannot be missed to take advantage of them. Also, in live betting, there is a good selection of sports and bets available, although it is true that the information provided by Zamba is somewhat scarce, and many times we find ourselves with blocked markets, which takes away the appeal of this type of betting and can work against Zamba.

You can play on Zamba from your tablet or phone by taking advantage of the Mi Zamba app, which can be downloaded for free for Android and iOS. Before delving into all of these issues, it is worth noting that while we have a fairly comprehensive variety of methods for depositing, Zamba offers very few alternatives for withdrawing funds, and worst of all, it charges Philippines a small commission for withdrawing via bank transfer.

Welcome bonus to Zamba

At Zamba, we can choose between two options for the welcome bonus: a bonus and freebets - which are incompatible with each other. The first option is a welcome bonus of 50% up to £1000 with your first deposit. The minimum deposit to qualify for the welcome bonus is £20, which implies a bonus of £30. To convert the received money into real balance, we have to comply with a x10 rollover in bets with odds of 1.60 or higher within an unspecified time frame by Zamba. In case of playing slot machines or blackjack, the playthrough will be 30, and in roulette 90.

The other option is the up to £200 in free bets. The free bets are distributed in segments of £20 for every £500 deposited. So, for deposits between £20 and £500 we receive a free bet of £20; if we deposit between £500 and £1000 we are entitled to two free bets of £20 and so forth, up to deposits of £3000 or more, which are rewarded with 11 free bets of £20, for a total of £220 in free bets.

To activate each of the freebets, we have to bet £20 in real balance on odds higher than 1.50 in single or combined bets, but not in system bets. If figures like £50 are bet, two freebets are unlocked and the remaining £100 count to release the next freebet. Once the bet is fulfilled, the freebet that expires in 7 days will be activated. They are valid for single or multiple, pre-match or live bets, and if the bet is canceled, the user will receive another freebet.

Other bonuses and promotions

In addition to the welcome offer to choose from, Zamba has other offers and promotions aimed at its players. Of course, these change depending on the events we have on the horizon, so don't lose sight of the promotions section, but there are some that remain unchanged:

• Referral bonus of $30,000: invite a friend to Zamba and get a £30bonus if your friend makes an initial deposit of at least that amount.
• Super Bets: with your first deposit, you can make a Super Bet. They are available at all times, and the profits obtained are paid in real money, without being subject to any requirement to withdraw them.
• Cash Out: do not lose control of your bet and close it while it is winning to avoid possible losses.
• Club Zamba: It is the VIP program, for which we can also earn points with our bets at odds of 1.80 or higher, with a minimum bet of $1 (single) or $40 (multiple). The points earned can be exchanged for bonuses.

sports and markets

Zamba offers a wide range of sports to bet on, including football, cycling, baseball, boxing, MMA, and eSports. Typically, we have the most common sports for betting, such as tennis, ice hockey, American football, or darts, although it's easy to find other sports, especially minority ones, played at different times of the year. The eSports offered include Call of Duty, Counter Strike, Dota 2, Legue of Legends, Overwatch, and StarCraft.

We can find all kinds of competitions, and depending on the magnitude of the event, there will be more or fewer markets available. Logically, in the United Kingdomn league, the Libertadores, or the Champions League, there will be more bets than in the Faroe Islands league. Even so, Zamba is not a house that stands out for offering a wide variety of pre-match markets. For example, it is difficult to find Asian handicaps, although sometimes they are available for halftime bets; although the most popular markets are available.

Dues

One of the most identifying features of Zamba are their excellent odds, often superior to those of the competition, especially in pre-match bets. Although if we go to the live section the odds are similar, or even a little weaker than those of their competitors, if we bet pre-match it is likely that we will have the best available odds in Zamba; and when they don't, they're not far off. Depending on the sport, event and market, the odds will stand out more or less, but we can't complain.

Live betting (live section)

We have already mentioned that the odds are weaker in comparison to other operators, and that is because the live betting section is one of the aspects that Zamba needs to improve. Not due to the sports offer, but rather due to a not very extensive and often blocked markets offer. At least, we have live betting markets such as the winner of the next game. There is also not a lot of statistical information beyond the scores that are broken down by set or quarter... although they are not always available.

Payment methods

Zamba uses PayU to manage payments and provides up to four methods for managing deposits. The first are VISA and MasterCard credit and debit cards, while if you want to debit from your bank account you can use PSE (Secure Online Payment). Another option is to use Efecty, which has more than 7,500 points in more than 1,000 municipalities throughout the country; and the last option is Baloto, present in 85% of United Kingdomn territory.

There are not many options for managing withdrawals. Ideally, we should go to one of the Zamba casinos or locations, where we can withdraw funds for free. The other option we have would be to request a bank transfer, although this method carries a commission of $5, which is why it is preferable to withdraw the money directly at Zamba's locations to save on that commission.

Zamba app

Although Zamba's website is perfectly adapted to mobile devices, Android and iOS users can download the Mi Zamba app and install it on their cell phone or tablet. In the case of Android, you need to download the Mi Zamba app from the website and install it manually, as it is not available in the Play Store. However, iOS users will find Mi Zamba in the App Store. With the app, we can access Zamba from anywhere, bet and play in their casino, as well as take advantage of their bonuses or cash out.

Is it safe to bet on Zamba?

Playing on Zamba is playing on a 100% safe site. The most important thing is that it has the Curacao license, an essential requirement to be able to operate in United Kingdom. This organization only grants authorizations to offer sports betting games to companies that meet a series of very strict requirements, and Zamba meets all of them. If it were not so, it would not have a license and therefore we would not be talking about it.

On their website, we find the Juega Bien seal, one of Curacao' tools for providing safe and responsible gaming to United Kingdomn bettors. The company takes necessary measures to ensure a completely secure experience for users who decide to register with Zamba. Security in gaming is related to issues such as account verification and payment or withdrawal methods.

Customer Support

Zamba has a customer service available 365 days a year from 7am to midnight, although unfortunately we do not have the two most direct contact methods: we do not have a live chat or customer service phone. If you have any problems, you can send an email to [email protected] or fill out the contact form.

As usual, we can access a help section where the most common questions from users and information related to the management of deposits and withdrawals, betting rules or bonuses, etc. are displayed. It is always interesting to consult this section to try to resolve our doubt before sending an e-mail. Finally, we can contact Zamba through their profiles on social networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) or on their YouTube channel.

Zamba: Opinions and conclusion

Clearly we are in front of a betting house oriented towards pre-match users. If you bet before the event starts, you will have access to the best odds, being able to compare them with those of other operators to ensure that you are betting with the best odds of United Kingdom. Pre-match betting is its strong point, since as we have seen throughout this analysis, Zamba's live betting section is somewhat weak.

The welcome bonuses are also a bit weak. It's nice to have a choice, but they are not among the most attractive ones offered by United Kingdomn betting sites. The actual bonus has an abusive x10 rollover requirement, and the free bet of £20 for every £500 deposited seems a bit short. However, we cannot overlook excellent promotions such as Super Bets or the VIP Club, in addition to the £30for inviting a friend. The lack of chat or phone customer support also works against them.

Zamba offers Philippines quite a few facilities to manage deposits, unlike deposits. You either have to go to their physical locations or pay a small commission of £5, which is not common in the gaming sector no matter how insignificant it seem. We could say that Zamba offers Philippines both good and bad, but just by their odds, it is a betting house that we should not lose sight of because if it corrects those weaker aspects, it can compete with anyone.

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