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Serge\n Bloch illustration\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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To a small group of men, Americans mostly, Costa Rica
\n is alluring, enchanting and brimming with possibilities for adventure.
\n The
\n men are
\n bookmakers taking bets and dispensing winnings over the Internet, and
\n Costa Rica has exactly what they need — a government that welcomes new
\n investment in almost whatever form it takes, a well-developed business
\n environment that makes it possible get phone lines hooked up and computer
\n equipment serviced and a sizable English-speaking population capable
\n of manning the phones and helping customers place their bets. Legal prostitution,
\n as well as a plethora of strip clubs, seedy casinos and bars festooned
\n with Budweiser signs, round out the atmosphere. <\/p>\n
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