U.S. online-gambling ban violates international trade laws, WTO rules

[Dissipate]

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.

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Here we go again folks. The Bush administration trying to force his moral beliefs on you and your family. Can anyone give a logical reason as to why gambling should be illegal, and also why is gambling sanctioned by states via the lottery any less immoral than gambling that is done through private casinos/Internet sites?

 

[Falloutboy]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

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.

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Here we go again folks. The Bush administration trying to force his moral beliefs on you and your family. Can anyone give a logical reason as to why gambling should be illegal, and also why is gambling sanctioned by states via the lottery any less immoral than gambling that is done through private casinos/Internet sites?

internet gambling and private casino's are too difficult to police and many are fronts for the Mafia and other illeagle organizations. If your going to give your money away at least you know your not funding some crime lord

 

[Harvey]

Screw the WTO. Online gambling sites are parasites. What are they going to do? Put a punative tariff on U.S. gaming sites?

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy525

Originally posted by: Dissipate

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.

Link

Here we go again folks. The Bush administration trying to force his moral beliefs on you and your family. Can anyone give a logical reason as to why gambling should be illegal, and also why is gambling sanctioned by states via the lottery any less immoral than gambling that is done through private casinos/Internet sites?

internet gambling and private casino's are too difficult to police and many are fronts for the Mafia and other illeagle organizations. If your going to give your money away at least you know your not funding some crime lord

There are legitimate businesses of ALL kinds that have been used as fronts for the Mafia and other illegal organizations. You have committed the logical fallacy of guilt by association. As for being too difficult to police, how is that? There are many casinos in Nevada that are operating just fine.