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Costa RicaWhile the Central American country Costa Rica is home to approximately 300 online gambling companies, it still does not have legislation designed to deal with gambling over the Internet; however, it is illegal for Costa Rica citizens to gamble online. Because of the lack of legislation and regulations, there is no oversight of businesses conducting online gambling through Costa Rica. Businesses operate under a "data processing" license. In order to obtain the license, a corporation must deal in network administration or Internet administration and an offshore merchant account must be set up to handle all transactions. Licensing fees include a permanent license fee of $5,000, a $5,000 license renewal fee, and $500 for legal costs. There is no betting or gaming tax and revenues generated from foreign sources are not taxable; only revenue earned within Costa Rica is subject to taxes by the tax authorities. As of early 2013, newly elected President Chinchilla hopes to establish a gaming control board for online gaming. The Finance Ministry has released draft plans for regulating the industry. Included in the plan is a tax on online gaming of 0.5 % of gross income to help fund the control board. Additionally, a 5 % tax would be levied for the fight against crime. The new board would report to the Minister of Interior and Police and would process six-year gaming licenses at a suggested annual fee of USD $50,000. 176 Costa Rica sites support English. edit your preferences Costa Rica
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