Excerpt
(Excerpted From International Debates, February 2007)
The expansive growth of gambling and the evolution of technology inevitably have converged to produce the world’s fastest-growing online industry: Internet gambling. Global revenues from this relatively recent phenomenon were $16 billion in 2006; estimates are that they will reach $150 billion by 2010. The current legal status of online gambling in the United States is unclear — the international nature of the Internet makes prohibition easy to evade and difficult to enforce. There is no U.S. law specifically preventing gambling on the Internet, bu…
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Cross-Border Gambling and Betting Services
Key Findings in the Dispute
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U.S. Online Gambling Laws
Overview of Current Statutes
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Cross-Border Gambling and Betting Services
WTO Case and Settlement Procedures
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U.S. Response to Appellate Body Decision
Statement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Antigua and Barbuda
Government, Economy, and Foreign Relations
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Internet Gambling Overview
Background and Issues
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Pro & Con
Do U.S. Policies Prohibiting Off-Shore Internet Gambling Violate World Trade Organization Agreements?
