Panama will be the greatest and safest place in the history of betting to place a bet. Your money is safer than in regulated places like Australia or the UK. Hell, the money is safer in Panama than in Las Vegas. The government of Panama is one of the best and least corrupt governments and would never turn anything over to the US gov't. Furthermore, the people operating the books in Panama have more money than Bill Gates and Larry Ellison combined. Of course, the safest books will be the one's that are advertised by the website known as Prescription which has a impeccable track record of advertising books in Panama. Not one book that they have ever advertised in Panama has ever gone under.