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Antigua & Barbuda Wages War Against US Jihad on Internet Gambling


Antiguabarbuda3The World Trade Organization, which is the organization that deals with world trade, has agreed to look into the U.S. Government’s jihad on online gambling, as Antigua and Barbuda (represented in this year’s Miss Universe contest by the girl seen here) continues to argue that U.S. laws restricting online wagering violate free-trade rules.

The little Caribbean nation with a population of 67,000 has been battling the U.S. for several years now at the Geneva-based WTO, which is the acronym for the organization that deals with world trade. Antigua and Barbuda has staked much of its economic growth on the online gambling business, with 30 licensed betting firms operating from within its shores and an overwhelming majority of bets coming from American citizens. With the recent U.S. shut down of BetonSports and legislative assaults from mujahideen like Osama Goodlatte and Ayman al-Leach, Antigua and Barbuda is becoming increasingly concerned about its financial future and may seek sanctions against the U.S. after it missed an April deadline to stop discriminating against offshore online wagering businesses.

“The United States has been passing legislation that is directly and unequivocally contrary to the ruling of the DSB,” Antigua officials said in a statement to the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body.

“The issue of compliance (with the ruling) was clear, limited and straightforward,” the U.S. said in a statement to the WTO. “We are now in a position to show that our prohibitions apply to both foreign and domestic suppliers (of gambling services).”

The WTO panel has 90 days to reach a verdict.

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Jon Stewart on the “Internets” and Online Gambling Ban


This Daily Show video about the Net Neutrality Act and Saddam Goodlatte’s Internet Gambling Bill is both hilarious and sad. Hilarious because it shows just how dumb our politicians in DC are, and sad because it shows just how dumb our politicians in DC are.

Editor’s Note: This video is getting a lot of viewage so it may take a little while to load up, but it’s worth it. The online gambling bit starts up 3 minutes in. We recommend clicking on the link or image above and let it download before playing it (push pause and let it load). While you wait, read about PocketFives, why eBay wants you prosecuted for playing online poker or google our site for every post we’ve done on Keeley Hazell.

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eBay Wants You Arrested For Playing Online Poker


Ebayofc_1In a “what the fuck” move but it all makes sense for an inept, greedy monopoly, online auction behemoth eBay has thrown its support behind Chairman Mao Goodlatte’s bill (H.R.4411) to ban Internet gambling, which passed yesterday in the House by a vote of 317 to 93.

Even more shocking though is that eBay wants to go further than Kim Jong-bob‘s legislation and have online gamblers prosecuted. Yes, eBay apparently wants you arrested for playing online poker.

Why would an online site which owns PayPal support congressional regulation of online activity and go as far as wanting law enforcement officials to monitor everyone’s online activity, including tracking IP addresses?

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