EU COMMISSIONER UNHAPPY WITH U.S. ONLINE GAMBLING ACTIONS

2 February 2007

"In my view it is probably a restrictive practice and we might take it up in another fora," says EU exec McCreevy

In a rather short report that left questions hanging in the air, Reuters news service says that U.S. restrictions on online gambling may be challenged by the European Union.

The report quoted the bloc's top financial regulator, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy who told the European Parliament, "In my view it [the anti-online gambling government activity in the United States] is probably a restrictive practice and we might take it up in another fora."

The United States was protecting its own gambling industry by stopping foreign companies from entering the online betting sector, McCreevy said.

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