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Profile of An Internet Bookie

Posted by Hemos on from the so-yous-wants-to-make-some-monies dept.

prostoalex writes "The New York Times Magazine has a story about one of Internet's most lucrative businesses - online bookmaking. Writer William Berlind travels to San Jose, Costa Rica, where the offices of such online powerhouses as BetOnSports and SkyBook are located. Quite an interesting story about numerous Americans traveling to Costa Rica with the grand business plan of online gambling, US government trying to shut down the offshore gambling operations, and how the bookies operate."

3 of 245 comments (clear)

  1. Re:how silly is the government? by yintercept · · Score: 3, Funny

    In the war between the government and the bookies, I will give 5 : 1 odds on the bookies...

  2. But... by indros · · Score: 5, Funny

    how do you break someone's legs when they don't make good?

  3. Ah, yes, San Jose by K-Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    The newly remodeled airport is surrounded by chain hotels, freshly paved roads and shiny corporate plazas. After that it goes rapidly downhill.
    Yes, that's San Jose in a nutshell!

    Wait...Costa Rica?

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