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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."

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  5. BUSH = ECONOMIC GAMBLING by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    Bush has taken your jobs, gone to the bookie, and lost a cool 2.5 million in less than 2 years.

    How much longer can we afford to have Bush in office?

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  10. Troll... by siskbc · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Online gambling isn't illegal if you live in a country which believes in personal freedom, such as the UK. And being legal doesn't make it any less profitable.

    Stop trolling. I can name a NUMBER of rights that Americans have that Brits don't. And at least cameras aren't ubiquitous here. Can you guys still take a shit in privacy?

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