18-Dec-07. U.S. has online gambling pact with EU, Japan and Canada. National Post, FP10.

December 20, 2007

According to U.S. trade officials, the United States has reached an agreement 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. The decision is a disappointment for European online gambling companies who hoped a case brought by Antigua several years ago at the World Trade Organization gave them a foothold to get back in the U.S. market after being kicked out by Congress last year.

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