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Canada hosts more gambling websites than any other country in the world.

But with online gamblers four times as likely to become problem gamblers, Canada needs to solidify laws, a leading researcher into online gambling says.

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A number of US government agencies and gaming-related businesses have until next Monday 23 June to respond to a questionnaire from the European Commission regarding a formal complaint filed by European online poker and Internet gaming operators against the US for discriminatory and protectionist practices in violation of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) – Washington and this tiny Caribbean nation have set a new deadline of Friday to resolve their dispute over Internet gambling, according to the islands’ top finance official.
Antigua accuses the U.S. of crippling its gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators, including those based in the twin-island country of just 70,000 inhabitants.

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To put it bluntly, the producers of the local poker TV channel are not doing their jobs; or they are not being given the budgets to do so. The camera work is amateur, the lighting nonexistent and the interviews and commentary are, well, embarrassing really.

Heard last week : “Ah yes, that flop will definitely increase his chances to about 64% — which leaves his opponent with only a 46% chance of taking the pot.” Look, we all love poker but do these guys really give it 110%?

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European Union officials will interview members of the Bush administration next month in advance of a potential trade challenge to the U.S. ban on Internet gambling.

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) complains that a 2006 U.S. law placing new restrictions on Internet gambling has cost its members hundreds of millions of dollars in lost stock value.

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European Union officials will interview members of the Bush administration next month in advance of a potential trade challenge to the U.S. ban on Internet gambling, the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which made it illegal for financial institutions to handle transactions between US residents and online poker and gaming operators.

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) complains that the UIEGA, a 2006 U.S. law placing new restrictions on Internet gambling, has cost its members hundreds of millions of dollars in lost stock value.

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NEW YORK – A Canadian company has agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve charges that it facilitated illegal Internet gambling by processing payments for U.S. customers.

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Washington and this tiny Caribbean country will not resolve their dispute over Internet gambling by a Friday deadline, according to Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney in the trade battle.

Antigua and Barbuda accuses the U.S. of crippling its lucrative gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators, including those based in the twin-island country of 70,000 inhabitants.

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Antigua and Barbuda may be only days away from effecting a settlement with the United States on the internet gambling trade dispute.

This was the view expressed by Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort, who was optimistic about an early end to the dispute after a series of meetings with US officials last week.

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After the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was pushed through Congress in 2006, the industry has been turned upside down. One area that the U.S. has found itself in hot water is the international arena. The country has already given concessions to Antigua and the European Union over money lost from outlawing foreign internet gambling operators within its borders. In the background, horse racing, fantasy sports, and state lotteries rein supreme online, remaining legal, while internet gambling suffers. In February, Ed Brayton, a freelance writer, requested the details of settlements that the U.S. had entered into. His request was denied, prompting Brayton file suit against the U.S. Trade Representative last week.
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