Internet Casinos in the DR?? What happened?

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TiberiusMineola

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Approx. 5 years ago, it seemed that there were 5 - 10 - 15 internet casinos in the DR, mostly in Santo Domingo, Santiago, or Puerto Plata. All used the internet or 800 toll free phone #s to permit betting from foreign countries. Most of the action came from the USA, betting on football games. Many English speaking ex-pats worked in these virtual casinos. Now? I asked around, POP at least. There appear to be none. None whatwoever. In the whole country. There appear to be 100s in Costa Rica, many in Panama. Why? What happened? Where did they go? Thank you.
 

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It looks like they went to ......

TiberiusMineola said:
There appear to be 100s in Costa Rica, many in Panama. Why? What happened? Where did they go? Thank you.

Costa Rica and Panama.

And Antigua has a bunch etc. Maybe they are considered more trustworthy. I wouldn't bet online at all but if I did not in a DR licenced joint.
 

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If you go back about 5 years they all started to fade out after the US authorities (IRS) caught onto them and got agreement from the DR to come in and shut them down.....Lots of publicity then nothing.... they probably all relocated to Costa Rica, evidently no cooperation with the US authorities (IRS) there!! I wouldn't be giving my credit card to any of them, regardless of where they have their license!
 

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Interesting.....

ricktoronto said:
Costa Rica and Panama.

And Antigua has a bunch etc. Maybe they are considered more trustworthy. I wouldn't bet online at all but if I did not in a DR licenced joint.

Funny thing, a couple of months ago i was reading my Cigar Aficionado magazine and it talked about this topic. The gentleman who they were interviewing was a big internet gambling tycoon and what he said was that the business would have exploded if it wasnt for the General who demanded $20,000 which he paid, but then the General sent his brother demanding another $20,000. So, they left. End of story. I cant wait to see whats going to happen to this company that bought up the land in Playa Grande.
 

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ricktoronto said:
Costa Rica and Panama.

And Antigua has a bunch etc. Maybe they are considered more trustworthy. I wouldn't bet online at all but if I did not in a DR licenced joint.



there is at least one in santo domingo. some americans from boca chica work there. most clients are from nj or ny. they are safe to use and verygood . dont know any tel #s or any internet addrs , but they are there.
 

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Karl said:
Funny thing, a couple of months ago i was reading my Cigar Aficionado magazine and it talked about this topic. The gentleman who they were interviewing was a big internet gambling tycoon and what he said was that the business would have exploded if it wasnt for the General who demanded $20,000 which he paid, but then the General sent his brother demanding another $20,000. So, they left. End of story. I cant wait to see whats going to happen to this company that bought up the land in Playa Grande.

this is the advantage of the free zone.
as an independent legal frame, its very unlikely to be bitten like that

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Cyber Park said:
this is the advantage of the free zone.
as an independent legal frame, its very unlikely to be bitten like that

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Here's the exact Statement:

In no time, the Dominican Republic was home to more than 200 expatriated American bookies, plying their trades beyond the reach of stateside authorities.

Within a couple years, however, the Dominican Republic ceased to be a gambler's Eden. "The government got greedy," says Reggoni. "You'd pay one general $50,000 and the next week his brother would show up demanding another $50,000." Following a false start in Antigua, Sacco moved his operation to Costa Rica; he was the first one in the industry and, once again, other bookies followed. Then, in the late 1990s, the Internet blew wide open. With easy access to information, the ability to place bets hassle-free, and an opportunity to monitor ever fluctuating lines (via services such as Don Best), the Web seems to have been custom-made for sports betting -- and it has ignited the multibillion dollar explosion in wagering.

You can read the whole story here, it is pretty interesting.....
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,1443,00.html