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US Online Gambling Discrimination
 April 18, 2007, 11:26 pm (4 years ago)This week, what can be recalled as a solid Sunday reading, was actually a succinct however well informed editorial opinion that was located in the Los Angeles Times that has took and examined what is known as the discriminatory nature of the United States legislation that was dealing with online gambling.
The title was “Get Rid of Gambling Restriction”, and the op-ed piece of material claims that the United States doesn’t really mind what we call the lottery, however, when it comes to sports betting that crosses the interstate or international boundaries, you minds well say that all bets are off. The article also concludes “they shouldn’t be”.
The actual author of the piece actually points to the David and Goliath nature of the World Trade Organization actually confrontation that has took place between the United States and also the government of Antigua and also Barbuda, which in case you don’t know the islanders won the fuss recently despite the appeal of the United States. The argument argued that the tiny Caribbean island government could actually be one to force its powerful overwhelmingly neighbor into what is known as a compliance, the writer also goes to note that the discriminatory nature of the United States Legislative has carve outs for horse racing not to mention state lotteries and sports that are known as fantasy sports as well.
The piece continues to say, “Not since 1960 has it been legal under federal law to place or take bets on sports using interstate or international phone lines”.
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