Antigua Anticipates Favorable Ruling on Trade Issue

[matted]

I don't think Google and Yahoo will have any problem making themselves available to start receiving funds from gambling advertisers again. It was just cheaper to ban it and not risk expensive lawsuits from the DOJ.

The US has an ego problem that frustrates many of it's residents. Someone needs to put our officials in their place.

[chill]

The US has an ego problem that frustrates many of it's residents. Someone needs to put our officials in their place

Yup, you need to get Jeb Bush as the next president

[diceman]

Oh god only in a perfect world would we see this. oh boy.....

[diceman]

This is the only thing I did not like

If the original November 2004 WTO ruling is upheld, the US will face compliance issues requiring the US government to address in a reasoned fashion its approach to online gaming rather than simply prohibiting it altogether. "Most important will be the validation of Antiguan businesses' right to trade with the large US internet gaming market," explained Ron Maginley, spokesman for the Antigua Offshore Gaming Association, an industry trade group.


One, Antigua sounds like they need to somehow show that the US market is a valid market for them in the first place. From what I hear and have read about the wire act then Antigua faces a very big up hill battle on that. AM I MISSING SOMETHING? someone help me out if I am.

Two, could mean to me that the us will need to do sime kind of total ban on online gambling or stop the grey area crap. I think that the us would hurry a law into action that would make online gambling or taking money from online casinos a federal offence.

Just my 3am thought <0 boy its late

[TheCPA]

From what I hear and have read about the wire act then Antigua faces a very big up hill battle on that. AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

The Wire Act applies to Sportsbetting only, and even that's a little sketchy when it comes to the Internet.
A court ruled several years ago that the Wire Act does not apply to Online Casinos.

[AmCan]

I think anyone who thinks the bush administration will care about a WTO ruling doesn't follow US politics much. Also the notion that US corporations will suddenly start challenging US law, because of a favorite WTO ruling is also wishful thinking.

The only court ruling that will affect federal policy would be a US court ruling. We've also seen the last few weeks how the congress will create special laws when they don't like court rulings.

[matted]

Too true. That is the sentiment I was trying to express as well. However, the US has to pick it's battles and I'm not sure where this stands on that list.

[TheCPA]

Yep, that's pretty right on unfortunately.
What an arrogant bunch we are sometimes.

It's still extremely important though. It gives our business merit, and it also would provide some excellent "Legs" for us to stand on if we ever did have to face a Judge over how we choose to spend our money, or make a living.

While the Congress, and the Pres. can play politics, the Judicial system itself will follow the law itself as we also witnessed when they rebuffed Congress and the President. One Supreme court Judge was fairly vocal, and assailed the law as Unconstitutional.

So, while I agree that some will trivialize this, it's still a major ruling that will help a great deal in our fight to legitimize the industry within the US.

[diceman]

Not that this fits in but we are about to pay $3.00 a gal for gas.

Hmmmmm

I just wonder when everyone will finally get sick of it and say enough is enough. The government has such a good marketing team that it makes me sick. I think its slick how they are giving us the knowledge that gas prices will go up to $3.00 while they slowly raise the gas price every week after all they dont want to shock us we might actaully start to get mad. I am not a marketing major but it seems like a tacktic to me.

Bah! Lets just cross our fingers and hope for the best.
Legalization of my girlfriend Merry, regulation on internet gambling, a governement that actually cares about the people and not how much money can be made for the small few that actually run this government. What a perfect world that would be.

[chalkoutline]

Over in the UK our petrol is the equivalent of about $7.50/gallon and it has been around this price for a long, long time. We get *very* heavily taxed on petrol over here. I'm all for a drop in world petrol/oil prices!