Bets in Panama increase 8.6%

Bets in the gambling industry totaled $1.03 billion in 2008.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Prensa.com reports on its website: "This increase goes hand in hand with the increase in tourism that Panama has experienced in the last few years," said Antonio Alfaro, president of the Association of Gambling Administrators (Asaja).

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