EU urges US to drop ban on online gambling -- Online Gambling -- InformationWeek
June 11, 2009
The European Commission has raised the ante in its high-stakes battle with the United States over online gambling. Maintaining that U.S. laws on Internet gambling violate global trade regulations, the European Union on Wednesday urged the United States to drop its ban on non-U.S. online gambling companies.
The EU action follows action earlier this week by the Department of Justice to freeze the accounts of some 27,000 online poker players. The rapid-fire developments focus more attention on proposed legislation by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., that would regulate online gambling and remove many of the problems associated with it...
The European Commission has raised the ante in its high-stakes battle with the United States over online gambling. Maintaining that U.S. laws on Internet gambling violate global trade regulations, the European Union on Wednesday urged the United States to drop its ban on non-U.S. online gambling companies.
The EU action follows action earlier this week by the Department of Justice to freeze the accounts of some 27,000 online poker players. The rapid-fire developments focus more attention on proposed legislation by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., that would regulate online gambling and remove many of the problems associated with it...
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