Can Online Casinos and Betting Help Bath Fans' Love for Football Come Alive?

The city of Bath isn't known for its footballing history.

Bobby Zamora, who played at Bath City on loan, had to join the club's fight for survival says The Times, which shows its shaky foundations. Fans love showing up to Twerton Park to cheer on Jerry Gill and the lads, but when the matches are played away and you're unable to watch them on TV there are other ways that Bath fans can have some football fun. One of these could be online casinos.

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Online Sports Betting for Local Teams

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The easiest way to get into the game, without feeling like you're betraying the Bath City boys, is to place online bets for local teams. Bath City's talented team is semi-professional, but just up the A4, a 30-minute drive away, is the city of Bristol, where there are two professional teams you can place bets on.

Bristol Rovers, who play at Memorial Stadium, and Bristol City, who plays at Ashton Field, are two very good teams. The Bristol Rovers play in League One, falling second to Bristol City who play in the Championship, but it at least means their matches are available for online bets. Other teams are available but until Bath City breaches its non-league barriers, it's the closest football team to Bath that you can bet on.

Football Games in Online Casinos

Online casinos are clever and they know football will be a popular choice in all of its forms. From shirts with our favourite player's name on (Adam Mann, #7) to signed posters, we'll pay for anything that gets us closer to the team.

One way that casinos have successfully put football into games is by adding football kits and photos of the pitch to games such as Live Football Roulette. In Live Football Roulette, which is one of the games you can enjoy when you play casino roulette at Paddy Power, there is a real dealer who spins the roulette wheel while wearing a football shirt - though it's obviously not as good as the Bath City home kit.

Online Slot Games

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Another type of casino game that seems to have been made by football fans is online slots. There are a few football slot games but one that looks incredibly entertaining is Football Carnival, which is like the World Cup in 2014. The slot has the Brazilian flag, Brazilian music, and it shows fans celebrating the event.

The Brazil World Cup set a UK viewing record, reveals Campaign Live, and 20 million people watched one of England's matches. Fan support couldn't get England to the last 16, but it's great that we all enjoyed the event together. It also confirms why games like Football Carnival are so popular.

Bath City has had some great matches this season, such as the 2-1 win over Billericay Town and that's hugely exciting for fans. However, if you're keen for some more, you can also find your football entertainment in other places.