Ron Paul Beloved in Costa Rica

Gambling911.com had the opportunity to speak with a number of online bookmakers and other gambling related operators while in Costa Rica this week.  Overwhelmingly, they adore US Presidential candidate Ron Paul.  The long time Texas Republican Congressman has been supportive of legalized online gambling.

"People are organizing gatherings to discuss Ron Paul down here," said one bookie who wished not to be identified. 

One of the closest endorsements from an online gambling corporation comes from Bookmaker.com, which has been in business longer than any other, opening its doors in 1985.  It's one of the few Internet bookmakers that has taken an active role in encouraging their customer base to support Paul.   This is crucial since the bookies themselves cannot vote from the Central American enclave. 

Thousands of online gambling industry employees and operators routinely follow the Gambling911.com website from the online gambling Mecca of Costa Rica and elsewhere in order to keep them abreast of all the latest Ron Paul news since an election of the Congressman to President will impact their lives in a positive way. 

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have said they welcome a study into the benefits of regulated online gambling.  But many of these operators have expressed concern that they would ultimately be pushed aside by the large Vegas casino corporations like MGM should such a scenario transpire.

Ron Paul issued the following statement on Saturday ahead of three US Primaries and Caucus:

Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.

Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.

I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen.

In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com

Originally published February 9, 2008 1:40 pm EST