How do we rate bookmakers?
Brasil Beting News is committed to transparency and quality information. Therefore, to select the bookmakers featured on our website, our research is based on three pillars:
1. Brand trust and reputation
Our team of experts investigates all legal and administrative aspects of sports betting platforms. Check it out:
License
First, we thoroughly check the platform’s license : its origin, number, expiration date and quantity.
The more licenses a betting site has, the greater its credibility in the market and the greater its oversight.
We highlight that the licenses of the United Kingdom and Malta are the most rigorous in the iGaming sector , as they are countries with the longest period of regulated activity.
Other licenses, such as the one from Curacao, are mid-level but still reliable. Therefore, if you have an account with any betting company with one of these licenses, you will be safe.
We still don’t have any betting houses with Brazilian licenses , as the regulations approved in 2023 did not stipulate more specific rules. This should happen soon.
However, we would like to emphasize that as soon as betting sites start to obtain national authorization, you should give preference to betting at these sites. The reason? You will have more security and will be better protected in case of any problem, such as non-payment of prizes. After all, sites must respect Brazilian laws and not those of other countries.
Security and supervision
Next, we evaluate the regulatory bodies that monitor the houses. Among the relevant entities that are essential to give credibility to a brand are the International Betting iGaming Association ( IBIA) and the eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance ( eCOGRA ). These are independent companies that monitor the sector for irregularities.
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The more licenses a betting site has, the greater its credibility in the market and the greater its oversight.
Therefore, if the bet has the approval of the agency to operate in the country, it means that it is reliable for betting.
In addition to government agencies, we seek to identify whether operators have partnerships with companies that supervise Responsible Gaming . Betting sites with partnerships with BeGamblingAware, for example, are a sign of reliability.
In our analysis, we also research whether the sites have security certificates, to ensure that bettors’ data is protected.
Market performance
Finally, we checked the operator’s reputation in the market and among users. We consulted sources in the iGaming segment, such as stakeholders and companies that have marketing partnerships with bookmakers, to find out if they have a good business relationship.
We also researched the brands’ social networks, such as X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and YouTube. We also participated in forums and groups on Whatsapp and Telegram to maintain direct contact with the bettor.
In addition, we collect information from websites such as Reclame Aqui, É reservado and Trust Pilot, as well as comments on Brasil Beting News content to analyze user perceptions. This helps us to have a holistic view of the performance of bookmakers in the country.
2. Quality of betting offers and tools
Our mission is to decipher the fine print of the rules that make up the bonuses and offers of bookmakers so that no detail goes unnoticed by the bettor. In this way, we are registered with all the bookmakers listed on Brasil Beting News.
We test any new bonuses and promotions to find out:
- If the values are consistent with market practices;
- Whether it is easy to fulfill the rollover;
- Whether the deadline is fair to acquire the bonus;
- The advantages and disadvantages offered in the promotion.
This way, we can distinguish which bookmaker has the best welcome offer, the best customer loyalty program and which one is not worth investing your time and financial resources in.
Do you know those general terms and conditions that are so long and too much to read? Well, our experts love to pore over the rules and translate them for users.
We also tried out all the tools provided by the betting platforms. Among them, we highlight the most relevant:
- Live Streaming
It allows you to watch the games on the platform itself while placing live bets. This helps you find good opportunities to profit from betting.
- Cash Out
Closing a bet before the event ends is essential to minimize risks and losses, being a good ally in your strategy.
- Statistics
Having access to match and player data before and during betting is essential to better predict the outcome and make a more assertive guess. Use and abuse this resource!
We also test the casinos on the platforms . We evaluate the quality of the providers, the variety of games available and the offers offered for those who like to feel like they are in Vegas!
3. Usability for bettors
For our team, a good betting site must be intuitive and easy to navigate, both on desktop and mobile devices. Therefore, the end-user experience is a strict criterion in our analyses.
We browse the site, click on all the menus and try to understand the logic behind the structure of any platform. During our research, we look for:
Evaluate the efficiency of payment methods
In this regard, we check whether the houses offer a safe and encrypted environment for bettors to carry out financial transactions.
We also check whether companies have partnerships with reliable payment methods in the market that are popular among Brazilians. In addition, we make deposits and withdrawals to identify the fees and processing times.
Explore betting house apps
Betting apps are popular among Brazilians because they are more practical to use. However, you need to be careful with the apps available on the market : not all of them are official.
That’s why we research whether the restaurants offer apps for different devices, such as Android and iOS, or whether they only offer the mobile version. We also provide tutorials on how to install and use the app on your phone to ensure that your experience is safe.
Test the quality of customer support
We want you to have the best possible experience at our bookmakers, but that doesn’t always happen. That’s why we test our customer support to see if it can meet your needs. For us, excellent support includes:
- Variety of service channels
- Brazilian Portuguese speaking attendants
- 24h availability
- Agility to respond and solve the problem presented
How do we choose house notes?
We rate homes on a scale of 1 to 5. However, these ratings can be granular, meaning you might find a home with a rating of 2.3 or 4.9. This method helps us better distinguish the quality of homes and be more fair in our assessment.
The ratings are also not definitive. A house that received a rating of 2 can move up a level and receive a rating of 5. The opposite also happens. A house that previously had a rating of 5 can move down a level and receive a rating of 3. You can also find bets that have the same rating on our website.
This variation occurs because we review the platforms monthly to identify improvements or not . As we are very careful in our evaluations, the information collected may be reflected in the final score. We make it very clear in our content when we make this change.
See how we rank online bookmakers:
Grade 1 to 1.9
These are sites that are not licensed and do not have any security criteria for bettors. They follow dubious payment protocols, do not provide clear general information and have inefficient tools. They are little known by bettors or are suspected of being fraudulent. We do not recommend registering on sites with this profile.
Grade 2 to 2.9
Bets that have licenses that are not very strict and do not offer a good experience to the bettor receive a score between 2 and 2.9. This includes slow loading of the platform, few or no betting resources, low reputation among their peers in the iGaming sector and many complaints from users. They are not recommended by our team.
Grade 3 to 3.9
This rating is given to sites that have an average performance in the market. They are legal sites, easy to navigate and have most of the betting tools available. However, they do not have aspects that we consider relevant to bettors, such as registration bonuses, or are new to the national market. We recommend them for testing and less demanding bettors.
Grade 4 to 4.9
Betting sites that are reliable, have more advanced features, such as apps and cashout, good odds and promotions are rated 4 to 4.9. They also offer a good experience for bettors, whether they are beginners or more experienced. Most of our reviews receive this rating range and are recommended by our team. This is a reflection of the maturity of the Brazilian market.
Grade 5
Only those bookmakers that meet our evaluation criteria with excellence receive the highest score from our team of experts . These are bookmakers with strict betting licenses, 100% safe, with all the tools available, a high rate of problems solved for bettors and a good reputation in the iGaming area. We strongly recommend the bookmakers that receive this rating.
Commitment to impartiality of information
Brasil Beting News is a website whose essence is to be impartial, educate and inform bettors.
Did you know?
Our analyses are primarily concerned with identifying the reliability of betting sites.
That’s why we do a lot of research into the operators’ licenses, reputation, and usability. Our goal is to ensure that you can bet safely and responsibly.
It is important, however, to clarify that our website operates on the affiliate marketing model . This is a very common way of doing business on the internet today. Large companies, such as Amazon, Hotmart, Magazine Luiza and UOL, are also part of affiliate groups.
This means that some of our reviews are the result of partnerships with betting platforms. Therefore, this may eventually influence the order of the houses on our portal.
However, this represents part of our work and not our positioning as an independent brand in the iGaming sector. Therefore, our research, testing and analysis of platforms are 100% impartial and reflect our own opinion.
Furthermore, our analysis is always based on data and what is best for users. That’s why we say that we evaluate, but you choose!
If, at any time, Brasil Beting Newsenters into any partnership that involves advertising in the content mentioned above, this will be clearly signaled to our readers and users