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PartyGaming Makes Nice With U.S. (2 of 2)

Parties whose censure the United States has ignored including those of World Trade Organization nations livid about the unfair restrictions that the UIGEA has placed on worldwide gambling transactions involving U.S. citizens. The European Commission is claiming that the U.S. breached WTO rules governing fair trade with its legislation barring online slots and casino gambling transactions with other nations. PartyGaming undoubtedly could have ignored Dassin and his warnings of prosecution in a similar fashion, even if they did ultimately come to fruition.

PartyGaming obviously believes that it has something to gain through making nice with the U.S. government, however. Many experts believe that the U.S. is in the process of repealing the UIGEA, and that online slots and casino gambling will again be authorized within a few years. In that case, it makes sense that PartyGaming would want to stay on the good side of the government that, for many years, looked over some eighty-five-plus percent of its patrons. PartyGaming’s poker subsidiary was one of the busiest in America before 2006, and the loss of American players hit the company hard. It has spent the last several years building a name for itself in the European market, but executives would undoubtedly be thrilled to be welcomed back into the U.S., should a UIGEA overturn take place.

Sportingbet, a sports betting website that carried on business with American players after the UIGEA’s passage, is expected to come to a decision with the U.S. soon regarding similar charges to those that were expected to be faced by PartyGaming.

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