[TwitchySeal]

Looks like they may have found his body.

http://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/d...de-secuestrado

[Optional]

Looks like they may have found his body.

http://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/d...de-secuestrado

Sad news.

It may give the family some closure at least.

[MattF]

I agree it is sad. I have a 5 dimes account and always have been satisfied with them. They have always been fair and I have always gotten great support. Tony said himself in an interview with SBR « Customer trust can only be earned by making sure they are treated fairly and paid in an efficient manner 100% of the time. ». Therefore I give him credit for the success of 5 Dimes and I believe he was a good guy.

[DroopyDog]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">According to Costa Rican authorities, the corpse of Sean Creighton--owner of offshore sportsbook 5Dimes--was found last week in a cemetery in Quepos. Creighton, who grew up in West Virginia, disappeared last September.</p>&mdash; David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidPurdum/status/1173700983207145472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >September 16, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[captrobey]

Didn't they say his wife may have been involved or something before?

[slayer14]

Guy done a lot for Costa Rican culture and he was a family guy, RIP Tony.

[POISON]

That's terrible.....

[Mac4Lyfe]

Wow, has it really been a year ago? Sad... RIP

[newton0038]

How have the CR feds not seized the book making operations looking for answers...... oh wait they not looking for answers

[lonegambler23]

And people like JJ Gold think that sending your money to some Off Shore book in a 3rd world country is the greatest thing you can do. Stupid is as stupid does.

never had a problem with them once in 10 years, so yeah mr. gold is correct.

[Bcatswin]

5D Always treated me well.

[jjgold]

greatest bookmaker of all times

The world copied all his innovations

[MattF]

I agree he had a lot of innovations. I love the betting contest where you can win money if you predict correctly the result of a game 5 days in a row. Surprised no other book copied that.

[Foxx]

STFU he did nothing for our culture, just another entitled gringo loudmouth that exploited all of our financial/tax law-pools

Relax man. I think he's just trolling. I did hear though they might release a new 1000 colone coin featuring him on both sides.

[The General]

If Tony was murdered it's sad and not acceptable. It's terrible stuff.

[shari91]

If Tony was murdered it's sad and not acceptable. It's terrible stuff.

Exactly and anyone making a joke about it needs to take a hard look at themselves. Most of us are merely names on a screen to each other but even I wouldn't trash someone who has passed on even if they disparaged me in life.

SBR is many things but we're not trash so there's no reason for anyone to treat a deceased person like a piece of rubbish. Many places to do that elsewhere with like-minded people.

[jts1207]

STFU he did nothing for our culture, just another entitled gringo loudmouth that exploited all of our financial/tax law-pools

More of the same from the village idiot

[Rich Boy]

Big Papi incident reminded me of this

Anyone with money is a target in 3rd world countries, rather stay home and be safe.

[Goat Milk]

RIP

Legend in my book

[Jayvegas420]

I agree he had a lot of innovations. I love the betting contest where you can win money if you predict correctly the result of a game 5 days in a row. Surprised no other book copied that.

BetDSI

[Microphone]

BetDSI

Bookmaker also had one for a time.


I agree with Shari and also those talking about 5 Dimes. Lots to choose from there and they've been fair to me.
I guess they're #1 here at SBR for a reason.


But it is time for a new poll. Save that for another thread.

[PD77]

I was just searching this a few days ago and found nothing, I figured something would come up nearing the 1 year anniversary. It’s shocking to me that Tony was murdered over bitcoin and it’s supposed anonymity. And the person that orchestrated the kidnaping didn’t know bitcoin transactions and wallets could be traced. The wallet the ransom was paid to was traced to a “computer engineer” by the last name of Morales Vega. I had a few conversations with Tony over the years (some very heated and others very productive) and I remember he initially did not accept the idea behind bitcoin, he called it fantasy money or something along those lines. Of course he came around to idea of bitcoins but it blows my mind it led to his demise. https://lcb.org/news/three-suspects-...spanish-police

RIP 5Dimes Tony

[BigdaddyQH]

Welcome to life in a 3rd world country. This goes on all of the time. General. it is not your choice to accept or refuse. There is NOTHING you can do about it. Newton has it right: "How have the CR feds not seized the book making operations looking for answers...... oh wait they not looking for answers" Exactly. Tony was not the first guy involved in off shore wagering to be offed in Costa Rica and he will not be the last.

[jagaf22]

David Perdum of ESPN just discussed Tony's death on Sirius XM/VSIN. What a sad situation. I've always enjoyed playing at 5Dimes and still do to this day.

[Alright Alright]

News and Notes -

https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/27633251/american-bookmaker-found-dead-costa-rica

[VeggieDog]

RIP

[Itsamazing777]

closure for tony

[butterpecan]

I love visiting Costa Rica and thought about retiring there, but the fact the cops were involved is scary stuff.

Dominican Republic has been hit hard in tourism, the gambling scene is changing quick in US. They need to get more info out there, the sportsbooks hire thousands and bring millions to the Costa Rican economy. The US is close to 75% of the world market for online gambling., this is really disturbing.

[TheMoneyShot]

Exactly and anyone making a joke about it needs to take a hard look at themselves. Most of us are merely names on a screen to each other but even I wouldn't trash someone who has passed on even if they disparaged me in life.

SBR is many things but we're not trash so there's no reason for anyone to treat a deceased person like a piece of rubbish. Many places to do that elsewhere with like-minded people.

In my opinion no one deserves to die... just like people didn't deserve to be belittled during a chat session with Tony.

Perhaps that's where you're getting the backlash.

[MrSink]

sad stuff

[SeahawkSanders]

David Purdum was on with Mitch & Pauly talking about this crazy story this morning. Bizarre and sad.

Story is on ESPN now too.

https://twitter.com/VSiNLive/status/1173945093654372357?s=09

[moronist]

David Purdum was on with Mitch & Pauly talking about this crazy story this morning. Bizarre and sad.

Story is on ESPN now too.

https://twitter.com/VSiNLive/status/...654372357?s=09

Thanks for that update.

[thetrinity]

I had my largest ever balance online there and got it with little hassle. Of course this was years ago too.

[HurryUpAndDrink]

In my opinion no one deserves to die... just like people didn't deserve to be belittled during a chat session with Tony.

Perhaps that's where you're getting the backlash.

Money talks, thats why the world is like it is. people will speak wonders of anybody as long as there is $$$ reward or was, at some point

Take that same persona and put it in someone who posts here? Banned in one day

[jjgold]

Proves bitcoin can be tracked