Bookmakers Find A Heaven In Costa Rica

By Author: Gerald Perry
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It was less than 18 years ago, down in the sleepy Caribbean, on the island of Antigua, that the Offshore Wagering Industry got its start. Anyone who tells you that they have been in the offshore business for longer than that is not being completely honest with you. The guys who started doing this back in the early days were true pioneers down in the islands. They did not even have Internet back then. However, the offshore wagering industry became more and more popular, year by year, and these days we find millions of bettors wagering offshore.

The most user friendly country for the offshore books is beautiful Costa Rica.
First of all, wagering on sports is legal and licensed in Costa Rica and the government actually welcomes the business. This will automatically make things better for the bookie because everything that happens, be it online or on the phone, happens down in Costa Rica on their servers and in their call centers and not in your back room.

A specialized service has evolved in Costa Rica that works only with professional bookmakers acting for them as a “full service write shop” offering ...
... SportsBook, Luck Entertainment Center, and RaceBook action, 24/7/365. This service is known as a price per head Company and they even provide the bookie with up to the minute reporting on all of his player’s action. Modern bookmaking software and the latest mobile devices now make it possible to access worldwide wagering options from almost anywhere.

A situation that bookies want to avoid is price per head services that also run a sportsbook at the same time. These operations are actually in competition for your players and will take them from you given the chance.

A first class price per head service will also offer the savvy bookmaker an Experienced Line and Risk Management Service which will help him to take and keep control of his weekly hold percentage.

Costa Rica also has many land based Luck Entertainment Centers located both in the central valley and at the most popular beach resorts located on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. As a matter of fact, more and more bookies and foregoing Western Union and Money Gram and just taking a little trip down to Costa Rica now and then to take care of business. But, be forewarned, some guys never go back home!