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InternetNews December 17, 2007	U.S. Budges (a Little) on 'Net Gambling The United States has reached a deal with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark	WTO Turns Up Heat on US Online Gambling Ban The office of the United States Trade Representative said it would "vigorously" appeal the "deeply flawed" decision by the World Trade Organization to open US borders to international Internet gambling casinos.
InternetNews August 23, 2005 Roy Mark	U.S. Ordered to Clarify Online Casino Rules The World Trade Organization has given the United States until April to clarify its laws permitting Internet betting on horse racing but banning all other types of online gambling.
InternetNews April 7, 2005 Roy Mark	U.S. Wins Hand in Gambling Feud The World Trade Organization sides with the U.S. in its online gambling dispute with Antigua.
InternetNews January 26, 2007 Roy Mark	Antigua Takes Upper Gambling Hand Over U.S. Antigua has won its latest long-shot effort to force the U.S. to open its market to offshore gambling, according to a confidential report issued by the World Trade Organization.
Reason July 2007 Radley Balko	Pirates of the Caribbean A three-judge panel found that the recently enacted Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act runs afoul of global trade agreements.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Chris Mallon	WTO Raises the Stakes A recent ruling could have serious effects on the U.S. gaming industry.
InternetNews November 19, 2007	New Push to Roll Back Online Gambling Ban? Lawmakers press U.S. Trade Rep for a second look at online gambling bans.
Reason June 2008 Jacob Sullum	Some Bets Are Off The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling.
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Roy Mark	Antigua Claims Its Share of WTO Decision Complicated ruling on Internet gambling has both the U.S. and Antigua claiming victory. In the end, though, some claim it doesn't matter at all.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 Jeff Hwang	The State of Online Gaming An update on the state of online gaming from last week's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
InternetNews November 8, 2007	EU Presses U.S. to Change Internet Gambling Law The United States must change an Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by preventing them from offering services in the U.S. market.
InternetNews November 15, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Lawmakers Hear Protests Over Internet Gambling Ban Legal experts, professional poker players and Justice Department representatives square off on current and proposed laws banning online betting.
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Reason February 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Follow-Up: The Stakes Get Bigger Before you know it you'll have an interstate poker network in the U.S. All gambling lawyers and pundits agree that it isn't a matter of whether it will happen next year, but when.
Sports Central January 25, 2007 Kevin Beane	Dealing with the UIGEA The effect the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act has had on the U.S. gaming public has been palpable, but not devastating.
Sports Central August 18, 2010 Diane M. Grassi	U.S. Ban on Online Gambling on Way Out? A look at the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and efforts to overturn it like House Resolution 2267. H.R. 2267 has numerous problems.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Lorraine Woellert	Can Online Betting Change Its Luck? The feds are keeping the heat on offshore Web sites, but a global backlash is building. And the $7.4 billion online industry is fighting back against what execs say is a heavy-handed and possibly unconstitutional assault on a free-market enterprise.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	Lawmaker Bets on Legalizing Online Gambling A new bill proposes to allow Americans to wager online through licensed sites.
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Lessons From a Nasty Trade Dispute Even if the World Trade Organization rules in favor of your country's government, it may not mean the end of a business dispute. Harvard professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro explain why.
InternetNews March 16, 2006 Roy Mark	House Seeks to Cut Cash Flow to Online Gambling Approved on a close voice vote by the House Financial Services Committee, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act requires financial institutions to identify and block payments to offshore casinos, sports book and other online gambling sites.
InternetNews May 18, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Indict Betting Site for Money Laundering The Department of Justice raised the stakes in its campaign against online gambling sites yesterday with money laundering indictments against Antigua-based Worldwide Telesports and its operators.
InternetNews July 11, 2006 Roy Mark	House Passes Ban on Internet Gambling In the sharpest attempt yet to curb Internet gambling by Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to ban financial payments to offshore casinos.
Salon.com October 5, 2002 Farhad Manjoo	Betting on Uncle Sam Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling.
PC Magazine June 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Place Your Bets--Online New legislation could legalize Internet gambling in the U.S.
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003	Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps.
InternetNews November 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Russia Moves for Tougher IP Protections The United States and Russia expect to sign a bilateral trade agreement next week that includes setting benchmarks and enacting new laws for the protection of intellectual property.
InternetNews August 11, 2006 Roy Mark	BetonSports Folds U.S. Hand With the British-based company named in a 22-count indictment for violating American gambling laws and its former CEO sitting in a St. Louis jail, BetonSports said Friday it was permanently cutting off access to its site for U.S. bettors.
InternetNews September 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Online Gambling Operation Betting on Congress BetonSports chief executive is leading campaign to change lawmaker attitudes about Internet gambling.
InternetNews April 9, 2007 Roy Mark	U.S. Lodges Piracy Complaints Against China The United States is turning to the World Trade Organization to settle two trade disputes with China involving intellectual property rights.
InternetNews July 19, 2006 Roy Mark	An American Hypocrisy? Bet on It. The DoJ refuses to wait for clarification of U.S. online gambling laws. Just ask David Carruthers.
InternetNews July 7, 2006 Roy Mark	Online Gambling up For House Debate Members of the U.S. House of Representatives may get an opportunity next week to place their bets on banning Internet gambling.
InternetNews July 18, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Arrest Offshore Gambling CEO U.S. authorities moved against one of the world's largest Internet gambling operations Monday, charging 11 individuals and four corporations with various counts of racketeering, conspiracy and fraud.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004	"American Citizens Want To Gamble On The Internet" And they do. One off-shore gambling Web site claims that last year Americans accounted for 98% of its $1.25 billion in revenue. In this Q&A, BetonSports CEO David Carruthers speaks out against the Justice Department's move against him.
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Roy Mark	U.S. Increasing Trade Pressure on China, India Offshoring grows as a hot-button issue as Baucus bashes Bangalore and U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick urges Congress to stay the free trade course.
InternetNews August 10, 2007 Roy Mark	U.K. Plans Gambling Ads Ban Britain plans to ban advertising from approximately 1,000 gambling Web sites located in countries that do not meet the U.K. government's regulatory standards.
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud	The Business Of Bookmaking A look at how much money is changing hands -- both legally and under the table -- between bookies and people trying to make some quick, easy cash.
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Paul Magnusson	Take That, U.S. Farmers! A WTO court ruling on subsidies could tip the power balance in world trade talks
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Craps! Neteller to Forfeit $136M Neteller agreed today to forfeit $136 million in profits and return $94 million in American online gamblers' funds it is holding as part of a plea deal for violating U.S. gambling laws.
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Calls For Broader Gambling Ban A House subcommittee has approved legislation banning all forms of online gambling in the United States.
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InternetNews March 18, 2004 Michael Singer	U.S. Spurns China's Tax on Chips The government's Trade Office file papers with the WTO asking that China remove its tariffs on imported processors and integrated circuits.
Sports Central February 22, 2005 Danny Sternfield	Making a Case for the Great American Bookie While it might not be considered an age-old question, the issue of online gambling vs. the good old-fashioned bar bookie has stirred much debate.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. manufacturers half a trillion dollars.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Rich Smith	Russia's Big Break After years of waiting, the European Union finally backs Russia's admission to the WTO.
InternetNews February 17, 2006 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Bet on New Online Gambling Ban The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act proposes to make it illegal for Americans to use the Internet for gambling and would authorize law enforcement officials to stop credit card payments and other forms of electronic payments.