Who’s Marco?
Marco has been working with Matt and Klaas since the early days of The Casino Wizard, working with the team since late 2018. He’s the Chief Content Writer of the site and the man responsible for a lot of the content that you’ll see written here — be it because he wrote it or because he edited it himself.
As a sports betting fan, Marco has been well acquainted with the world of online gambling since his university days, when he made money gambling on the top European football leagues and on international competitions.
He's also well acquainted with every section of casino gameplay. He’s played and reviewed hundreds of slots, spent time researching and learning blackjack & poker strategies, gambled in land-based casinos in multiple countries, and claimed rewards in the world’s best online casinos – many of which he has reviewed.
Casino & iGaming Trajectory
Marco started his career as an iGaming writer in 2018. Over the years, he has worked closely with iGaming brands from all over the world, mostly specializing in markets from across the Americas and Europe, but that reach other continents like Asia and Africa.
Although Marco dedicates most of his time to The Casino Wizard, he’s also involved with other brands on a per-project basis. You can see Marco’s full experience here.
The Casino Wizard
- Chief Content Writer: Aug 2020 - Present
- Content Writer: Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
- Freelance Writer: Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
FiebreDeCasino.com
LATAM iGaming Content Writer: Since August 2024
iGaming Content Services
Freelance Writer & Content Auditor: Since November 2022.
Casino.com & Acee.cl
Freelance Writer: Since December 2022
Dinotech Media
Freelance Writer & Editor: Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
Wordapp.com
- iGaming Spanish Team Manager: Mar 2022 - Jun 2023
- Spanish Content Writer: Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Education & Studies
Marco graduated from the Andres Bello Catholic University in Venezuela and holds a degree in Mass Communications, with a specialization in marketing and advertisement.
He has been trained and worked online with companies from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Malta, focusing most of his professional career around the world of online gambling.
His interest in online gambling has led him to visit the SiGMA Americas Conference in 2022 in Canada and SiGMA Malta 2023.
What Does Marco Do for The Casino Wizard?
Marco helps Matt and Klaas with whatever they need, and he also creates content that people want to read based on research that he does when looking for top-quality games and casinos. His The Casino Wizard tasks include:
- Analyzing and reviewing online casinos and their bonuses, advising The Casino Wizard team about which sites are legitimate and which aren’t.
- Creating in-depth slot reviews that focus on popular games and slots with high return rates.
- Developing blackjack and roulette guides and fine-tuning the site’s card-game resources.
- Assisting the team with sports betting and review content whenever needed.
How Marco Stays Up to Date
Marco has a vast knowledge of the iGaming world, being particularly informed about the developments and latest regulation updates in Europe, North America and South America. His understanding of global regulations makes is content relevant to users: he can tell you whether it’s legal to gamble in a jurisdiction and the consequence of doing so.
To remain up-to-date, he closely follows various iGaming portals, such as:
- Yogonet.com, an international iGaming news site that focuses on the top Latin American markets.
- iGamingBusiness.com, a site that analyzes worldwide iGaming developments and shares news about regulations, software developers, casinos, and more.
- iGaming.news, where news articles are frequently published. This one serves as his go-to site for quick iGaming updates.
Marco’s Best and Worst Casino Experiences
Best Casino Experience
Marco’s years playing games online have been packed with success stories. Although monetary success is important -especially in the casino world-, his best casino experience came in 2023, when he spent a night out in Malta playing slots, blackjack and roulette with Matt and Klaas in a land-based casino in Malta.
However, he’s also had good success in various gambling activities over the years. These are some of his most relevant achievements:
- Betting for his home country, Venezuela, to win a Conmebol WC Qualifier game that paid 5.50 his bet.
- Going on a blackjack run that saw him start with $100 and leave with $1,250.
- Winning a 75-man poker tournament with an entry price of $30 per person.
Worst Casino Experience
While living in Chile, Marco decided to try his luck at winning the WOWPot by playing Queen of Alexandria, one of Games Global’s top jackpot games. To his surprise, the maximum bet in Chilean pesos was remarkably low when converted to U.S. dollars, which meant the jackpot round was triggered more frequently.
Despite accessing the jackpot round over 25 times, Marco only managed to win the smallest jackpot. That’s quite a lot of jackpot rounds to end up with a net loss by the end of a session!
Must-Know Facts About Marco
Your All-Rounded Casino Guy
After he got his degree in Marketing, Marco combined his passion for gambling and his writing skills to make a living writing about one of the things he loves the most: online casino websites. He has become an all-in-one source for casino information in every regard.
He’s the guy you can talk to if you want to know whether an online casino is safe to visit and whether a new game is worth your money.
He hasn’t given up on sports betting, either, but he now complements his love for sports with a burning passion for blackjack.
Not only does he spend his time playing in mobile blackjack apps, but he’s also become an avid fan of live casino blackjack as the years have passed.
Always Striving for the Best
Much in line with Matt and Klaas, Marco has a never-ending desire to improve. This is not only a personal belief that he keeps to himself, but also one that he used to help The Casino Wizard in every way he can.
His desire to always do what’s best has become a signature in his articles, which aim to provide players with as much information as possible about the latest casinos, trends, and games in the gambling industry.
Marco is also a regular contributor to Quora, where you can ask him anything related to online gambling and he’ll happily answer.
Marco’s Recommended Casino Events
- ICE Events in Barcelona are great for networking and getting to know people in the industry.
- NEXT.io summits are great for stakeholders and striking deals between the big guns in the industry.
- SBC and SIGMA events are great both for networking and for enjoying yourself along fellow iGaming employees.
A Q&A with Marco, our Chief Content Writer
What inspired you to start writing about online gambling?
To me, it was a challenge. I used to work with Matt on other projects, and when he approached me to start writing for The Casino Wizard, I saw it as an opportunity I couldn’t refuse; especially as a fan of casino games and sports betting myself.
I’ve become much more knowledgeable over the years, though. My passion for the niche has grown more than I thought it could. Now, as well as challenging myself to write better content than other writers (and there are a lot of good pens out there!), I feel inspired by my own love for online gambling.
What do you enjoy most about writing for online gaming audiences?
Sharing my knowledge about stuff that I wish I would’ve known when I was just getting started. If someone had told me about what RTP was, how wagering requirements worked, and what to look out for in online casinos, I would’ve probably had way more success than I did during my early iGaming days.
Are there any emerging trends or technologies in online gaming that excite you?
Honestly, I’m really excited about how iGaming is going to adopt VR technologies in the future. Regulations have been very slow in this regard and still make it almost impossible to find legit VR casinos, but as a Meta Quest user myself, I’m really looking forward to what the future holds for these technologies.
What’s your favorite online casino game, and why?
That’s easy: single deck blackjack! Although this one is very difficult to find in land-based casinos, it’s wildly popular online. I love it because it makes it far easier to predict which cards are more likely to come up. Now, playing multi-hand single deck blackjack is what dreams are made of, though. Games like that usually have return rates of over 99.60%!
What’s your take on promoting responsible gambling within the industry?
I think casinos play a key role in the promotion of gambling safely, and we should hold those that don’t accountable.
People like to criticize the industry for not caring enough about players, and I understand the point. However, you can see casinos that go the Betsson way and actively promote Responsible Gambling, allowing players to set limits and even offering Reality Check features to help them keep their gambling in check.
