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Wednesday, November 10, 2004

WTO rules US online gaming ban is illegal
Matt at 1:22 PM ET

[JURIST] The WTO sided with the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, ruling that US legislation that criminalizes online gambling is in violation of global trade law. In a 287-page report released Wednesday, the WTO concluded that the US inconsistently applied gaming law so as to prejudice foreign countries, in violation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The Las Vegas Sun has more.



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