View Single Post
Old 09-21-2006, 10:58 PM  
Webby
Too lazy to set a custom title
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Far far away - as possible
Posts: 14,956
Quote:
Originally Posted by squishypimp
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...n1052420.shtml

check out the recent 60 minutes episode on CBS about it.
Hard to say what the outcome with be, but there is a World Trade Organisation ruling due out very shortly where judgement was already made against the US in respect of three laws - where one of these was the Wire Act and where these was deemed to be in violation of WTO trading. The next stage is posssibly the implementing of trade sanctions until such time the US complies - however, there will prob be some deal before that - tho the time for that may already have expired.

Who knows what the result may be - but probably along the lines of quitting restrictive practices on taking bets by "wire" (ie phone, net, whatever), but the flip side is that tho this may happen, - the US is still entitled to make it's own laws as far as US citizens are concerned and these could still remain where net gaming is illegal, tho the action of transmitting funds may be legal.
__________________
XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.
Webby is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote