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On Thursday, a World Trade Organization appellate body released its ruling regarding the legitimacy of U.S. offshore online gambling policies. The verdict related to an appeal filed by the U.S., after the WTO ruled in favor of Antigua and Barbuda in November of last year. The original WTO decision stated that U.S. restrictions against offshore online gambling ventures violated international trade agreements. Instead of clarifying its position on the issue... the WTO ruling was ambiguous enough to allow both the U.S. and Antigua to claim victory.
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One of the features of the Superseding Indictment is the inclusion of allegations that the enterprise used an offshore gambling office in San Jose, Costa Rica. It is alleged that customers of the enterprise's sports betting business were able to place bets over the Internet and through the use of a toll-free telephone number. The operator of this offshore gambling office, an expatriate American WESTERMAN who owns WESHTOD CONSULTANTS A/K/A WESHTOD CONSULTORES S.A., was arrested yesterday coming through U.S. Customs at Miami International Airport.
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The U.S. has lost its case before the World Trade Organization (WTO) on offshore gambling. Does it change its legislation to comply? Of course not. But the U.S. expects other countries to obey WTO rulings. Especially rulings related to copyright.
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Eleven people, including CEO of offshore gambling website, face charges: “FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP) - Federal officials have charged 11 people, including the CEO of a big gambling website, with conspiracy, racketeering and fraud for taking sports bets from U.S. residents.”
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