For operators of online casinos around the world, the issue of allowing customers and taking bets from the United States has always been a difficult issues. While there has been some liberalization of gambling laws in America since the 1960s and up through today, the federal government still holds the position that all online gambling is illegal and operators of casinos that take bets from Americans online are at risk of being shut down. One illustrative example is that of BetonSports, a Costa Rican company that was shut down by the feds in 2006.