[Politech] U.S. Net gambling ban violates international trade laws

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Mon Mar 29 2004 - 23:44:13 PST

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    Subject: U.S. online-gambling ban violates international trade laws, WTO 
    rules
    Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 01:21:17 -0800
    From: Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@private>
    To: declan@private <declan@private>
    
    Declan,
    
       This may be of some interest to your readers...
    
      Is the US the "odd man out" here??
    
       See: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/166397_gambing26.html
    
    The World Trade Organization, in its first decision on an
    Internet-related dispute, has ignited a political, cultural
    and legal tinderbox by ruling that the U.S. policy prohibiting
    online gambling violates its obligations under international
    trade law.
    
    The ruling by a WTO panel Wednesday is being hailed by online casinos
    operators overseas as a major victory that could force the United States
    to liberalize its laws.
    
    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 World Trade Organization
    than have American social policy dictated from abroad.
    
    It's appalling," said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. "It cannot be allowed
    to stand that another nation can impose its values on the U.S. and make
    it a trade issue."
    
    Regards,
    
    --
    Jeffrey A. Williams
    
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