The Looming Battle Over Online Gambling

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday February 17, 2006 @09:48AM from the wto-is-only-good-when-its-convenient dept.

Kadin2048 writes "According to an recent Ars Technica article, the US is headed on a 'collision course' with the WTO over off-shore Internet gambling, if a bill currently in the House of Representatives passes. The 'Internet Gambling Prohibition Act,' (PDF) which updates the 'Wire Act' to prohibit Internet gambling regardless of whether the servers are located in the US or outside of it, is in direct contravention of a WTO ruling. Proponents of the bill claim that it was narrowly defeated in previous incarnations due to the influence of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. However it seems as though some of Abramoff's biggest clients -- brick and mortar casinos -- are really the big winners from passage of this bill, since it does not prohibit gambling in person, only online."

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I wouldn't... by Galston · 2006-02-17 09:50 · Score: 5, Funny

I wouldn't bet on this ending nicely at all.
1. Re:I wouldn't... by TedCheshireAcad · 2006-02-17 10:27 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Come on, I'll give you 3 to 1 odds.
They won't be able to ban online gambling by jacobcaz · 2006-02-17 09:51 · Score: 1, Funny

The government won't be able to ban online gambling; and I have $10 that says so! Any takers?
Re:Bets 'n Boobs by RembrandtX · 2006-02-17 10:06 · Score: 4, Funny

I beg to differ. All across the world people get 'worked up' over boobs.

Its just that in the U.S. thats what people object to :P

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Just call it futures trading... by srussia · 2006-02-17 10:08 · Score: 2, Funny

...and there you go, instant legal online gambling.

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