Sports Handicapping – Tips, Picks and Betting

Taxing Gambling Income in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has always been very lax on gambling. In reality it only took a business license and just about anyone could open up a casino. And with the US crack down on betting in 2007 hordes of online gambling and bookie businesses flooded Costa Rica.

About every two to 3 years the government ties to put a new novel plan to generate revenue from these establishments. The last one (about 1 and 1/2 years ago) there were requirements of how many slots, blackjack tables etc a hotel could have based on the amount of rooms they had. Gambling casinos were also required to set their operation back X amount of feet back from the sidewalk and blab blab blab.

Each time their efforts have fails.

This is almost a sure bet that you could see this coming, the government is following in La Vegas footsteps where they are now proposing another bill to regulate gambling and to tax gross income.  Read more... (475 words, 1 image, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys – Playoff Pick

Before making your bet, a expert handicapper will understand that NFL Playoff teams make the Playoffs based on their body of work through the entire NFL season.

Expert Handicapping betting information for making your NFL Pick with Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys (Kickoff will be 8 p.m. ET Saturday night. NFC REMATCH)

Before betting this NFL Wildcard matchup this Saturday between the Philadelphia Eagles  and the Dallas Cowboys, an expert handicapper will understand that NFL Playoff teams make the  Playoffs based on their body of work through the entire NFL season.

The recap of the last game must be a part of your expert handicapping due-diligence (such as sport injuries), but understand that that is just one game. We see Dallas has the handicapping edge here as they have won the only two matchups this season but an expert handicapper would have to evaluate some important phases of the game.  Read more... (902 words, 1 image, estimated 3:36 mins reading time)

Chargers and Eagles – SuperBowl 2010 Rivals?

Could the Chargers and Eagles be heading to the Super Bowl

This will be an exciting and tough road throughout the 2009 NFL Playoffs, but at the end  of the tunnel we predict to see two teams who have had consistently made the NFL playoffs  year after year. The Philadephia Eagles and San Diego Chargers came close to playing in  the SuperBowl last year as both teams lost on the last series of the 2008 NFL Playoff  Championship Game in their respective conferences eventually losing to the 2009 SuperBowl  representatives. Last year the Philadelphia Eagles lost on the road to the Arizona  Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers lost on the road to the Pittsburgh Steelers and were  eliminated from the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs but this year will different.  Read more... (991 words, 4 images, estimated 3:58 mins reading time)