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Phyllis Schlafly on the Gambling Ruling and the WTO

Yes, that's right, I said Phyllis Schlafly. She has read a bit and even quotes from the Gambling decision and also Article XVI:4 of the WTO Agreement. Her main point seems to be that it's outrageous for the WTO to have authorized Antigua to "

The Gambling Arbitration: US$21 Million Per Year

From the Award: 6.1 For the reasons set out above, the Arbitrator determines that the annual level of nullification or impairment of benefits accuing to Antigua in this case is US$21 million and that Antigua has followed the principles and procedures of Article 22.3 of the DSU

The US-EU Gambling Settlement Is Not So Settled

So the EU is now out of the picture in the gambling dispute because they settled on compensation ... Wait, hold on a minute: European online gaming firms are filing a formal complaint against the United States for discrimination after their controversial exit from the US market. The companies say that

The Gambling Ban Hits Microsoft

No doubt Microsoft is concerned about the prospect of Antigua getting authorization to sell pirated copies of its products, but we're not quite there yet. However, it is already feeling some pain from the U.S. online gambling ban: Internet giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo agreed to pay

What the Horse-Racing Folks Think of the Recent Gambling Settlement

Not surprisingly, given that the status quo is very good for them, they are quite happy with it: “The U.S. withdrawal of its WTO commitments in gambling services was the only approach that could meet U.S. treaty obligations, remove the gambling issue from the WTO agenda and restore

Some Gambling Updates: Compensation and Arbitration

In the Gambling compensation negotiations, the U.S. and EU have apparently reached a deal: The United States agreed on Monday to widen access to some of its services in compensation to the European Union for preventing betting businesses from offering on-line gambling in the US, the EU said here.

The Gambling Arbitration Ruling: Coming Soon (Maybe)

I feel like I am repeating myself here, but this is what is being reported: "We feel pretty confident about our case, to be honest. We really feel like we have the upper hand here," Mark Mendel, a private attorney representing Antigua, told Reuters ahead of an expected

More Gambling 22.6 Arbitration Documents

The Antigua legal team's gambling dispute web site has a few recently added documents related to the Article 22.6 arbitration. I don't have time to go through them right now -- I'm still trying to sort through the recent AB reports -- to

What Happens in Vegas ... Doesn't Happen in Massachusetts

While Nevada contemplates legalizing intra-state online gambling for its residents, Massachusetts contemplates banning online gambling entirely for its residents: Even as Governor Deval Patrick seeks to license three resort casinos in Massachusetts, he hopes to clamp down on the explosion in Internet gambling by making it illegal for state residents

What Happens in Vegas ...

We may see another WTO complaint by Antigua if this comes to pass: ... while a seemingly endless debate rages on in Congress over whether to legalize Internet gambling nationwide, some gaming interests are pursuing a different tack by appealing to Nevada regulators with the power to allow and oversee online