operated in a country that supposedly had the highest regulation and scrutiny--that being the home of Pinnacle, Curacau. Let's see, in a country with some of the highest regulation, they made off with over 10 million dollars of player' money. What you people who propose a boycott of costa rican books are doing is illustrating your ignorance of the off-shore industry along with your overall ignorance of how the "real world works".
You sadly naiive individuals should attempt to understand that like Enron, like Aces gold, or even like Blue Marlin, you will not be safe in any scenario if you are dealing with a company that has no intention of DOING THE RIGHT THING. Talk to any large investor that has flourished, and he will tell you that regulation and contracts mean ZERO if the person you are collaborating with wants to fuvk you. All you have to do is look at books like jazz, rio, cascade, Cris, etc. etc. that have run into problems in the past and you see how they did whatever it took to pay off their customers and do the RIGHT THING to know that their actions are what is REALLY important. THEY WANTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. And when they ran into problems, they proved that they all DID the right thing and are stronger today for it.
What everyone needs to remember is that working with sportsbooks that have strong regulation sounds great, but as ACES GOLD proved, it really means nothing. Simply look into the track record of the company, see how quickly they pay, look for REAL warning signs, (such as the completely ridiculous lines that ACES GOLD was using for a month prior to their demise), and keep reasonable balances with each sportsbook so that God forbid if they did experience a bankruptcy for whatever reason that you are not wiped out and out of the game. Making a blanket statement to boycott the off-shore industry or ALL Costa rican books is extremely myopic. Like anywhere else, there are mostly good books with a few bad ones everywhere. It all comes down to the character of the company and the individuals who run it. In business, as I stated before, if someone REALLY wants to fuvk you, they are going to do it with or without regulation. Good luck to all!
You sadly naiive individuals should attempt to understand that like Enron, like Aces gold, or even like Blue Marlin, you will not be safe in any scenario if you are dealing with a company that has no intention of DOING THE RIGHT THING. Talk to any large investor that has flourished, and he will tell you that regulation and contracts mean ZERO if the person you are collaborating with wants to fuvk you. All you have to do is look at books like jazz, rio, cascade, Cris, etc. etc. that have run into problems in the past and you see how they did whatever it took to pay off their customers and do the RIGHT THING to know that their actions are what is REALLY important. THEY WANTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING. And when they ran into problems, they proved that they all DID the right thing and are stronger today for it.
What everyone needs to remember is that working with sportsbooks that have strong regulation sounds great, but as ACES GOLD proved, it really means nothing. Simply look into the track record of the company, see how quickly they pay, look for REAL warning signs, (such as the completely ridiculous lines that ACES GOLD was using for a month prior to their demise), and keep reasonable balances with each sportsbook so that God forbid if they did experience a bankruptcy for whatever reason that you are not wiped out and out of the game. Making a blanket statement to boycott the off-shore industry or ALL Costa rican books is extremely myopic. Like anywhere else, there are mostly good books with a few bad ones everywhere. It all comes down to the character of the company and the individuals who run it. In business, as I stated before, if someone REALLY wants to fuvk you, they are going to do it with or without regulation. Good luck to all!
