Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=17315724'>posted</a> on 12/31/2012:

In. In. In.

I'm square as hell, had two winning football seasons in 15 years of betting. And the best way to get over having $3000 stolen from me, is to take comfort in the fact that I would have certainly lost much more than this betting offshore in the future. And now I won't.

For most of us this "loss" will come out as a net positive in the long run if we actually do what this thread suggests.

I loved the little fix I got on every little piece of shit meaningless game. Had great excuses when my wife asked me why I was all excited when Podunk State scored a touchdown with 35 seconds left in a 42-7 game. But I'm pissed, just as we all should be, and the principle of this whole thing has been enough to make me stop. I haven't watched a shit bowl yet, haven't missed them, and now I wonder why I ever wasted time and money watching them. Whatever, I loved just watching and pulling the teams I really care about before I started betting, and I'm just going back to that.

And you can be damn well sure that if I ever hear of anyone betting offshore again, or thinking about it, they will hear my story of the B+ book that folded overnight with 1.5 million in player funds.

Costa Rica and offshore in general can kiss my ass. This is bullshit. And there's not a damn thing to prevent any one of you bloodsucking offshore operations from doing exactly the same thing BI did. So until one of you steps up and shows that you actually gives a shit about the industry, I'm going to assume all of you motherfukkers have a balance sheet that looks just like BI's.

My disposable income now goes to better beer, better wine, better golf courses, and better strippers. We all do this for the action. There are other, and better, sources of action, than an offshore sportsbook that can run off with your money without even breaking the law. And if I really want gambling action, I'll fly to Vegas with the money I didn't piss away to Costa Rica betting on asswipe state in the Charmin Toilet Bowl.