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Home  News WTO - US online gambling policy unlawful
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WTO - US online gambling policy unlawful |
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21.04.2004. |
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The World Trade Organization (WTO), in its first decision on an Internet- related dispute, has ignited a political, cultural and legal tinderbox by ruling that the United States policy prohibiting online gambling violates international trade law.
The World Trade Organization (WTO), in its first decision on an Internet-related dispute, has ignited a political, cultural and legal tinderbox
by ruling that the United States policy prohibiting online gambling violates international trade law.
The ruling, issued by a WTO panel, is being hailed by operators of online casinos based overseas as a major victory that could force America to liberalize laws outlawing their business.
But the Bush administration vowed to appeal the decision, and several members of Congress said they would rather have an international trade war or withdraw from future rounds of the WTO than have American social policy dictated from abroad.
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