IS COSTA RICA SAFE?

[Dragon]

Antigua? Dominican? Curacao? What is keeping the feds from making one big sweep? Does anyone actually think this is not possible?

[mikewise]

Dragon,
1. Costa Rica is as safe as safe can get in every aspect.
2. What keeps the feds from making a big sweep??!! ...Sweep what?!! There is nothing to sweep here in San Jose... the sportsbook capital of the world!

[FATTY]

Costa Rica should have no problems because Sportsbooks employ anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 people. Plus all the money that is pumped into the economy. With this alone the CR government would have no interest in shutting them down.

[sportshobby]

Dragon, the U.S. doesn't have jurisdiction over these sportsbooks, operating in countries where that business is legal.

The only threat they have is to U.S. citizens who own an ofshore sportsbook which serves U.S. customers. This was the subject of the charges a few years ago.

[Dragon]

Costa Rica would roll over in a second if the USA put any pressure on them. They would really have no say in the matter. And everyone is forgetting a very important point here. There are no licensed sportsbooks in Costa Rica. Antigua, yes. Costa Rica, no. The sportsbooks that operate in Costa Rica do so under a Data license, not a sportsbook license.

[jakester]

Dragon,

Do you know why there are no sportsbook license's in Costa Rica? Because there are NO laws saying gambling is illegal or legal.

[Railbird]

I heard Janet Reno was stressed out over Elian,and is tired of busting people and that she is dying,and Bush likes to play skins,and sandbags in tennis,so he is cool.

[intheknow]

Dragon
PROVE IT!!!
We exchange no money between people in the US and Costa Rica. All monies are sent to a different country and there is no gambling done there. So what am I guilty of? Receiving phone calls, and data entry?

[Dragon]

That's my point intheknow. You're operating within a loophole. We all know what happens to loopholes. Why can't all these sportsbooks pressure the Costa Rican government to license them as sportsbooks if it's so great for their economy?

[intheknow]

First it's not a loophole, it's on the recommendation of a panel of 6 attorneys who rendered an opinion on the laws, a loophole is something you can close, you can't pass a law in the US barring me from answering the phone in Costa Rica.
Second, the govt of Costa Rica already has laws allowing sportsbook to take wagers on sporting events. If you go into many casinos here you will see that you can make wagers on NFL, and NBA. Unlike the US, who will make it legal only if they get a cut, the Costa Rica govt., likes the fact that we create jobs, pay taxes, and inject a huge influx of cash into the economy.
Every State has a lottery, most have Horse Racing, Riverboats, Video poker shops.
Didn't they learn with Alcohol, if they ban it, it just increases the illegal activity. Does the US really think that the handle of sportsbetting on the NCAA will drop if they outlaw it. Don't they know that a million local shops will open ON campus's around the country to service the need and on credit, instead of coming offshore or Vegas where at least post-up can prevent you from mortaging your home to pay off a figure?

Sorry about that last part. I just got on a roll and the fingers were a flying!

[Mojo]

Dragon, Sports betting is legal in Costa Rica, Europe, and Austrailia among others. And of course in the state of Nevada, USA. What would be the justification of "swooping in" as you say? The real question is how long is it before the phony politicians in Washington realize how many millions of tax dollars that are being lost by not legalizing sports betting in the USA.