Lawmakers press USTR for new tack in gambling case

[dominique]

The plot thickens....


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[Mousey]

Originally Posted by dominique

The plot thickens....


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Thanks Dom!

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and six other lawmakers criticized the Bush administration's handling of the issue in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.
"Your agency has chosen not to consult with Congress, but instead to take what we view as a drastic step which could have significant consequences for the whole WTO (World Trade Organization) system," the lawmakers said.
Rather than comply with a negative WTO ruling in a case filed by the Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda, the United States announced earlier this year it was "clarifying" it never intended to allow foreign firms to offer Internet gambling services as part of the 1994 Uruguay Round trade pact.
That opened the door for other trading partners to ...

I love it!

[Mousey]

And AP picked up on it....

US Fights WTO Over Internet Gambling

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And from CNet...

EU's Mandelson: U.S. needs to change gambling laws

European trade chief Peter Mandelson says U.S. should let foreign companies into its online gaming market instead of trying to compensate them.
By Reuters

Published: November 20, 2007, 3:53 PM PST

European trade chief Peter Mandelson said the United States should let foreign companies into its multibillion-dollar online gaming market instead of trying to compensate European firms for shutting them out.

"The U.S. has so far opted for compensation to make right what is wrong. I don't think compensation does that job," he told members of the European Parliament on Tuesday.

The European Union and other trading partners have ....