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WTO Net gambling details remain secret 3/26/2004 (Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun) Government officials have declined to release details of a landmark ruling on Internet gambling by the World Trade Organization Wednesday, making it difficult for observers to gauge whether it will end up opening U.S. borders to Internet gambling. An official familiar with the ruling says the WTO found that the United States made general obligations to allow gambling across national borders when it joined the WTO in 1995 and then reneged on that agreement by taking actions to prohibit Internet gambling. The ruling stems from a complaint filed with the WTO last year by the government of Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean nation that developed Internet gambling to boost its floundering tourism economy. U.S. actions to crack down on offshore websites have significantly hurt its Internet industry, slashing jobs and government revenue, Antigua officials said. Some experts say the ruling -- which U.S. officials will appeal -- may take years to resolve and won't likely have the teeth to force the United States to loosen restrictions on Internet gambling or allow foreign websites to lawfully offer gambling to U.S. bettors.  Full Story
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