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Costa Rica lawmakers introduce bill to modernise JPS and address illegal gambling

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Costa Rican Legislative Assembly vice-president Esmeralda Britton presented bill No. 25.600 to strengthen and modernise the Social Protection Board, according to the report. The proposal says illegal gambling accounts for about 53% of the market and estimates nearly $300m in lost revenue; it would add online-market supervision tools, including real-time monitoring and software audits.

The proposed tools could strengthen JPS supervision of online gambling, including real-time monitoring and software audits.

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