With hopes for Online Gambling in the United States with the World Trade Organizations favoring in favor of the little country of Antigua, we could see the United States forced to embrace online gambling. With the WTO expected to begin enforcing next month this could obligate the United States prohibitive stance on online casinos not just in relation to Antigua but as well as to a host of others that include the European Union, Japan and Australia. Since the WTO may allow nations hurt by the United States gaming laws to flout American intellectual-property in response, the dispute is already spreading to Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond.
As the United States underestimated that even tiny little countries like Antigua could wield enough power in todays digitalized global economy. Usually when trade laws are broken the WTO allows export sanctions to be imposed on the violating nation, but since Antigua hardly has any muscle to bring any meaningful sanctions against the United States, many trade experts expect the WTO will likely take another approach and allow Antigua to flout intellectual property law.
It is believed that if the American Government doesn't fold on gambling that Antiguans could well be selling billions of dollars of illegally pirated copies of everything from Microsoft software to Disney movies. As well other WTO members including the European Union, Australia and Japan are now lining up to claim compensation from the United States over online gambling. It is figured that sanctions totalling 100 Billion could be brought against the United States.
For September 26, 2007 this has been another edition of our Best Online Casino News.
