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Fallout From Costa Rica Raids Continues
The fallout from a raid on the Costa Rican offices of Absolute Poker/ UB.com continues
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 21:19
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Absolute Poker Head of Customer Service Arrested Earlier This Week
Olman Rimola, former head of Absolute Poker / UB.com’s customer service arm Innovative Data Solutions, was arrested earlier this week in Costa Rica following a raid on that company’s office the prior week.
Submitted by C Costigan on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 10:03
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Strong Earthquakes Hits Online Gambling Hub of Costa Rica: Some Damage Reported
A magnitude-6 earthquake shook the capital city of Costa Rica on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 22:28
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Blanca Games Issues Statement re: Costa Rica Raids on Absolute Poker, UB.com Office
Blanca Games Inc. (“Blanca”), operator of online poker rooms Absolute Poker and UB, issued the following statement today:
Submitted by Guest on Sat, 05/07/2011 - 08:44
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Head of Employment Agency Threatens to Report UB.com to Feds
An early morning raid on the Costa Rican offices of UB.com and Absolute Poker Friday appears to have stemmed from a feud between company officials and the head of an employment agency let go by UB.com earlier in the week.
Submitted by C Costigan on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 17:28
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Interpol Will Not Detain Execs of Indicted Online Poker Companies in Costa Rica
Indicted officials working for PokerStars and UB.com living and working in Costa Rica will not have to worry about being detained by Interpol.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:21
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Online Gambling Mecca of Costa Rica Makes Residency More Difficult
Citing a serious “immigration problem”, the world’s biggest online gambling center, Costa Rica, has imposed stiffer residency requirements.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 12/30/2010 - 12:13
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New Directive Will Reference Online Gambling Base Costa Rica as North America
Beginning this week, the Gambling News and Odds Authority Gambling911.com will role out a new policy. Its writers have been given the directive to reference all Costa Rican and Panamanian-based online gambling sites as being “based in North America”.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 21:25
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Costa Rica Announces Online Gambling Tax Plans
As widely reported here on Gambling911.com, the Central American online gambling haven of Costa Rica has once again decided it would like to tax such enterprises. Similar attempts in the past have failed.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 08:32
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Readers React to Costa Rica Hotel Del Rey Crime Story
One of the hottest stories on the Gambling911.com website Friday was Jagajeet Chiba’s look at escalating crime in Costa Rica, highlighted by a multiple shooting spree in front of the infamous Hotel Del Rey, which is a favorite stomping ground for online gambling operators and employees.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 20:11
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Shooting at Online Gambling Hotbed Highlights Costa Rica Crime Escalation
News on Wednesday that there was a shooting outside the popular San Jose, Costa Rica online gambling hangout of the infamous Hotel Del Rey has sent shockwaves through the sector.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 12:39
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Online Gambling Hotspot Hotel Del Rey Shot At
It is the hangout of every online gambling operator and their employees in Costa Rica….the infamous Hotel Del Rey.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 21:36
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U.S. Navy Joins Forces With Marines In Online Gambling Haven Costa Rica
First the online gambling Mecca of Costa Rica announced grandiose plans to have some 7000 U.S. Marines occupy that Central American nation, now comes word that the Legislative Assembly has granted docking permission to the 800-meter navy ship USS Iwo Jima, scheduled to arrive in the Caribbean port of Limón in late August.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 09:08
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Costa Rica President Defends US Marines Presence: Online Gambling Operators Balk
Online gambling operators in the Central American nation of Costa Rica expressed little concern over the 7000 US Marines deployed there to deal with the escalating drug crisis.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 21:44
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700 US Marines Land in Costa Rica Online Gambling Haven
It is home to a few hundred online gambling ventures, many of which operate in the shadows. Costa Rica has long been a country without an army….that is until now.
Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 10:23
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Chinchilla Hopes to Tax Online Gambling in Costa Rica
The first female President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, looks to raise money by taxing that Central American nation's expansive online gambling business. Most of the North American facing online betting businesses, both poker and sports betting, originate in Costa Rica, often referred to as "The Switzerland of Central America".
Submitted by C Costigan on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 16:22
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Costa Rica Government Will Become Bookie for Soccer
AM Costa Rica is reporting that the Costa Rican government is set to enter the bookmaker business, just in time for the 2010 World Cup.
Submitted by Alistair Prescott on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:58
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Costa Rican Sportsbooks Respond to Recent Arrests
Though 36 arrests on United States soil this week rattled the online gaming industry, operations are continuing as normal in Costa Rica.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:38
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Online Gambling Would Welcome Rush Limbaugh to Costa Rica
Radio host Rush Limbaugh has suggested that should President Obama’s health plan sail through Congress, he will pack up his things and move to Costa Rica.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:36
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Stateside Bookies, Costa Rica Business Indicted
A federal indictment unsealed today charged four men and two companies with running an illegal gambling business that attracted about $3.6 million in bets over three years.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:12
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Online Gambling Mecca Costa Rica Elects 1st Woman
Laura Chinchilla has been elected the first woman President of Costa Rica. That Central American nation is home to more online gambling websites than anywhere else on the planet.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 11:45
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Poker Hater Joan Rivers Detained at Costa Rica Airport
What was comedian Joan Rivers doing in Costa Rica? Perhaps looking for some of her online poker friends over at UB.com? That's the website that is represented by Rivers arch Celebrity Apprentice nemesis Annie Duke and they are based in CR.
Submitted by Jordan Bach on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 17:04
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Online Gambling Industry in Costa Rica Goes Green
The online gambling Mecca of San Jose, Costa Rica, is about to go green thanks to one soul known as "Search Engine Bob".
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 22:07
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Costa Rica President has Swine Flu
Costa Rica is home to the largest concentration of online gambling sites in the world. The Central American nation’s President has now been confirmed with Swine Flu.
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 20:20
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Gambling Companies Could Leave Costa Rica if Taxed
Following news over the past two weeks that the Government of Costa Rica is considering taxing online gambling firms operating in that country, operators have told Gambling911.com they would leave if push comes to shove.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 03:56
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