Rabona is an international online betting site and casino that is owned and operated by Rabidi N.V., a company based and licensed in Curacao.
Rabona was founded in 2019, which makes it one of the first gambling sites launched by Rabidi N.V.
Having been around for five years now, Rabona is quite well known in the online betting world. Their sportsbook offers over 30 sports to bet on and more than 8,000 games in their casino library.
Rabidi N.V. itself is an iGaming company that was founded in 2018 and operates over 30 online casinos and online betting sites. They are part of the 7stars group.
Rabona is usually quite well reviewed on most gambling comparison sites.
Often, the name of an online betting site or online casino is related to the topic of luck or sports (depending on where the focus is). Just as often, the names of such sites are somewhat nonsensical.
In the case of Rabona, the owners decided to use the name of a well-known trick shot: the rabona. It is a technique that football players use, whereby the kicking leg is crossed behind the back of the standing lack.
The first time a rabona was caught on film was in 1957, when Pelé performed the shot at the Sao Paolo state championship.
Whilst there are no controversies surrounding Rabona and the site has been successfully operating since its launch, it must be noted that they only have a Curacao license through Rabidi N.V.
A Curacao license is rarely sufficient in Europe as it does not offer enough consumer protection and many countries in Europe have their own licensing system, which prohibits bookmakers without these licenses to operate within their country.
If Rabona accepts customers from Austria, Germany or the UK, for instance, they are officially doing so illegally as they do not have licenses from Austria, Germany or the UK.
That said, Rabona is audited by eCOGRA, which is a reliable entity. Rabona also has a fairly solid reputation, which makes them safe to use anywhere the Curacao license is accepted.
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