The problem is that in the United States online gaming is illegal (except for a single, controlled horse racing site run by Gemstar -TV Guide International Inc. Online gambling is even more attractive since you don’t have to leave your homes and travel miles to play. Millions of people ‘out there’ want to play and their chosen entertainment is gambling. Somehow, capuchin monkeys and casinos don’t quite go together. To be accurate, by living here as a resident, I am legally banned from placing a bet through one of the 150 or so online casinos or sportsbooks that have appeared on the Costa Rican cyber scene in the past nine years.Īround one hundred fifty electronic gaming outfits: that is a big number of companies who have seen fit to choose this ecologically acclaimed, peace-loving piece of Paradise for business.
Strange as it may seem, there is a whole aspect to living in Costa Rica that is passing me by and that’s because I’m not an avid gambler.
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