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Antiguan WTO Attorney Disavows Music Download Service
07-18-2009,
The rapidly evolving saga of ZookZ, a new online music/movie download service listing itself as based in Antigua and Barbuda, developed an unexpected
Antiguan Firm ZookZ to Take Advantage of WTO Online Gambling Ruling
07-18-2009,
If United States officials thought that no one in the tiny island nation of Antigua and Barbuda would take advantage of the World Trade Organization’s...
United States, European Union to Resume Negotiations over Online Gambling
07-15-2009,
Incoming US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met last week in Washington D.C., later...
European Commission Concludes US in Violation of Trade Agreements
06-14-2009,
On June 10th, the European Commission released a report finding that U.S. online gaming laws and their enforcement...
EU Commission Concludes US Anti-Gambling Laws Violate WTO Rules
03-27-2009,
Following a 12-month investigation, the European Commission has found that the United States' attempts to block European online gambling sites from accepting American customers violate World Trade Organization rules...
Politics and Poker: States' Revenue Needs May Gut UIGEA
03-08-2009,
To online poker enthusiasts: Help is coming. States are desperate for revenue. Last month's 651,000 jobs lost means 8.1% unemployment (14.6% if you factor in part-time, under-employed or those who are fed up and have stopped...
WTO Complaint, Anti-UIGEA Bill to Appear Within Month
02-21-2009,
The year began with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 finally going into effect. But 2009 is already shaping up to be a year full of challenges to that law, which is designed to curb the transfer of funds...
Antigua Attempts Last-Ditch Negotiations in Online Gambling Trade Dispute
01-15-2009,
The 'Antigua Sun' reported on Wednesday that Antigua & Barbuda's Minister of Finance, Dr. Errol Cort, has returned to the United States for a final round of trade negotiations with Bush administration officials...
Utah State Rep. Introduces Bill Asserting State's Rights over Gambling Legislation
12-30-2008,
Republican Utah state representative Sheryl Allen has introduced a resolution in the Utah state House calling for any legislation related to gambling -- including online gambling -- to be left to the state rather than...
The Year in Poker: July, 2008
12-26-2008,
The prospect of a delayed final table for the WSOP Main Event left the poker world in an anticlimactic mood, even as the final bracelets in 2008 WSOP preliminary events were awarded in early July. The immense ME field...
The Year in Poker: January, 2008
12-20-2008,
From a big score down under to business deals and international trade battles, January of 2008 was a fair harbinger for what the year would bring. Alexander Kostritsyn captured the year's first million-dollar title by besting Erik...
European Union/US Online Gambling Dispute Likely Headed to WTO
09-19-2008,
A report from Reuters on Thursday indicates that the dispute over online gambling between European Union countries and the United States is increasingly likely to result in a formal World Trade Organization complaint, opening the way...
Poker News Bytes, September 3, 2008
09-03-2008,
According to published reports, the European Union plans to resume trade talks with the U.S. Trade Representative's office over the US Department of Justice's pursuit of online-gambling firms and officials, the UIGEA and other matters...
US Postpones Trade Meetings with EU Regarding Online Gambling
08-03-2008,
The United States abruptly announced a postponement in scheduled trade talks with representatives of the European Union that were to discuss online gambling and the stance of the current US administration, which in the EU's view...
EU Delegation to Question US Officials over Online Gambling Stance
07-22-2008,
A delegation of European Union trade officials will conduct talks with US officials at the end of this month over prosecutions and market restrictions concerning online gambling that appear to European interests to be restrictive...
Impasse Remains in Antigua/US Gambling Trade Dispute
07-20-2008,
Another round of talks between Antiguan and United States officials concluded this week with the two sides apparently no closer to resolving their World Trade Organization conflict over online gambling. A six-member delegation from...
BETonSports Defense Arguments Dismissed in Federal Case
07-19-2008,
Several defense arguments brought forth within motions to dismiss by numerous BETonSports defendants in the federal US case against the online firm's principals were dismissed on Friday in St. Louis by Mary Ann Medler, the US magistrate...
US Trade Delegation Arrives in Antigua to Discuss Online Gambling Differences
07-15-2008,
The on-again, off-again talks between the United States and Antigua & Barbuda, regarding their impasse over the offering of online-gambling services to American residents, is undergoing another round of face-to-face discussions...
Antigua: New US Offer Soon in WTO Online Gambling Flap
03-27-2008,
Recent news reports from the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda state that its country's officials are expecting a new offer from the United States concerning the continuing disagreement between the two nations over online gambling...
US Congressman DeFazio Calls for Release of WTO GATS Settlement Terms
03-13-2008,
U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has written a letter to other members of Congress urging them to join him in demanding that the US Trade Representative office make public the terms of the agreements it reached with other countries...
Poker News Bytes, March 12, 2008
03-12-2008,
Costa Rica has reached a settlement with the US regarding Costa Rica's outstanding claim as an affected party in the WTO judgment received by Antigua and Barbuda against the US. Antigua's WTO judgment ($21M annually) concerned access...
European Commission Launches Probe into UIGEA Fairness
03-10-2008,
The European Commission, the legal arm of the European Union, announced on Monday the launching of a probe into United States rules preventing European gambling companies from offering their services to American customers. The probe...
Harvard Professor Joins Panel on Trade and US Online Gambling
02-12-2008,
Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson will be joining a panel of experts today in London for a seminar entitled 'Bush Administration's Criminalization of Online Gaming and the Implication for Global Free Trade.' Other participants...
Costa Rica, Antigua File Additional WTO Arbitration Requests
02-01-2008,
With the recent EU/US settlement and the Antigua arbitration decision on record, many thought the World Trade Organization online gambling disputes were behind us. But in a somewhat unanticipated move, Costa Rica and Antigua both separately...
Antiguan Minister Rejects WIPO Official's Opinion in Online Gambling Flap
01-27-2008,
A debate triggered by comments made by the director of the Copyright Law Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization at least temporarily raised the question of whether Antigua and Barbuda would be able to collect on its annual...
German Online Gambling Ban Assailed by European Union
01-26-2008,
It should come as no surprise that the European Union is not pleased with Germany's newly enacted ban on online gambling. The news service Reuters has reported that the EU has decided to take legal action against Germany...
The Year in Poker: December, 2007
12-31-2007,
Several important poker stories jumped into the public eye in early December, from another full slate of major poker tourneys to landmark decisions in the World Trade Organization battle over access to the U.S. online-gambling market...
RGA Files Online Gambling Complaint Against US
12-26-2007,
The Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has filed a complaint against the US under the European Union's Trade Barriers Regulation on behalf of European online gambling companies. Clive Hawkswood, RGA's Chief Executive said, 'We have been...
The Year in Poker: June, 2007
12-25-2007,
June saw the 38th World Series of Poker being its record-setting run at the Rio in Las Vegas, with throngs of would-be poker champions stretching the facilities to its limits, if not beyond. Every day brought one or two new champs...
The Year in Poker: May, 2007
12-24-2007,
With the summer's excitement at the World Series of Poker in Vegas just around the corner, a couple of winners in the seasons final pre-WSOP Circuit event grabbed headlines of their own, Lou Esposito and Cory Carroll. The spring edition...
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