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The Rise of Illegal Raffles Threatens the Social Sector in Costa Rica: "There Is a Danger that We Will Have to Close"

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Bloomberg · Maya Averbuch and Michael D. McDonald In downtown San José, Marcelo Solano patrols both sides of the street in search of illegal raffle vendors. The police chief in Costa Rica’s capital is patrolling streets where the force conducted several crackdowns on illegal gambling last year, closing down venues selling unauthorized raffle tickets. But months later, many vendors have returned to the venues they were evicted from, hawking the u…
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Bloomberg · Maya Averbuch and Michael D. McDonald In downtown San José, Marcelo Solano patrols both sides of the street in search of illegal raffle vendors. The police chief in Costa Rica’s capital is patrolling streets where the force conducted several crackdowns on illegal gambling last year, closing down venues selling unauthorized raffle tickets. But months later, many vendors have returned to the venues they were evicted from, hawking the u…

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VilaWeb.cat broke the news on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
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