[mfins]

Since BOOKTHEBET wont pay me I guess I need to contact this authority. This is from there site which says they are governed by the Costa Rican Govt. How do I contact them


Is Bookthebet licensed?
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[AimingHigh]

AFAIK, there's no such thing as a "gaming license" in Costa Rica, hence no official regulatory body. The most up-to-date source of support for this that I could find is here: http://news.offshoreinn.com/offshore...ssing-license/

That's why SBR is your best source of assistance with a Costa Rican bookie.

The Costa Rican government has talked about taxing gaming companies for years, as well as introducing a regulatory body. But, to my knowledge, neither have been done yet. This has been in the news again in the past couple of months (http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews...ly/22/cr02.htm and http://www.onlinecasinoreports.com/n...e-gambling.php).

If the Finance Ministry is about to take a much more active interest in online gambling, they may be more receptive to a complaint, who knows. But I haven't read on SBR of anyone who's succeeded in getting assistance that way (looking at BetCascade suggests the government's unwillingness/impotence to intervene). Others more experienced than me probably have much more well-informed views on this. Anyway, here's what I could find for contacting the Finance Ministry: https://www.hacienda.go.cr/Msib21/Es...ontactenos.htm

[durito]

As I said in your other thread, you will get no where.

There are people in Costa RIca that start one new scam book after another. Nothing like Cascade which was a one time good book that failed, rather books that have no intention of ever paying out. Look at all the F books in the rating list. THere are a bunch of scammers that start website after website for the only purpose of getting a few deposits and stealing them.

I'd think a place like Costa Rica would be able to regulate this better, it is a fairly modern country, but that's just how it is in latin america. I drove past a police car on the highway today going well over the speed limit, and started to brake for a second on habit before remembering that they could care less. They have bigger issues to deal with.