UIGEA: where do we go from here?
At least 50 per cent of American population uses Internet.26 per cent of adult Americans play in casinos. Somewhere in the cross line of these two figures we can find visitors of online casino. For US players the question of gambling online is very tricky. While the rest of the world fights world economic crisis without any constant result, while a new wave of terrorist actions terrify Russia or the problem of floods bother Poland European community and authorities continue discussing the problem of regulation and licensing online casino for USA citizens.
European commission is busy solving the problem of Accepting us players after learning the fact that American law prohibiting online casino for USA players as well as juridical punishing of European online gambling operators was illegal in its nature.
According to the investigation of European commission lawsuit through the commission of world trade is quite possible but Europe would like to see how American Government solves its problems with accepting USA players in European online gambling resources outside international courts.
“Solving problems with gaming market on its territory as well as with accepting USA players in their casinos is the competition of the United States of America, but it should be done with showing respect to the laws of WTO” – said a commissar in trade questions of ЕС Lady Ashton, who sees the existing situation clearly – it’s nothing but a trade protecting.
Even when American Congress successfully cut up financing online casino sites which tend to accept USA players and were situated outside the US borders some exceptions were made for a number of sites in the United States where placing bets on horse races were things to accept. US players could play lottery in some states as well. Despite the fact that European online gambling companies left American online gaming market American authorities continue to prosecute highly paid leaders of those companies – the report of European commission claimed.
Returning to recent events in this sphere we can’t but mention that the adoption of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act on June, 1, 2010 by Barrack Obama makes accepting us, players from the West, a very complicated thing. Rather disappointing, should say. So much hope placed on the new President of America when he had been elected for the post fell apart. The existing law was not softened. Now the situation cleared up.
But though to accept us, players and fans of online gaming, is quite a problem there are web-sites where it is still possible to play with the fortune and see it smile.
