The WTO established a panel to explore whether U.S. Internet gamb...
The WTO established a panel to explore whether U.S. Internet gambling restrictions comply with international trade doctrine. A complaint filed with the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) by Antigua & Barbuda argues that the U.S. hasn’t lived up to its…
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General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) promises with respect to the provision of cross border gambling and betting services. The former British colony first filed a WTO case against the U.S. in 2003, but officials argued that pending legislation would make matters worse. The House passed a measure this month intended to cut the flow of cash from bettors to gambling sites. Lawmakers voted 317-93 for the Internet Gambling Prohibition & Enforcement Act (HR-4411), which combined legislation by Reps. Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Leach (R-Iowa). The Senate doesn’t have a bill yet but Sen. Kyl (R-Ariz.) wants his colleagues to fast-track the issue once a measure is introduced (WID July 14 p1). Congress’s actions are “expressly contrary to the recommendations and rulings of the DSB,” Antigua said. The country wants the WTO panel to find that the U.S. hasn’t acted to comply with DSB rulings and decide that the Wire Act, the Travel Act and the Illegal Gaming Business Act remain in violation by the U.S.