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The United States Trade Representatives (USTR) are reluctant to allow the details of last year’s WTO released to the public. The USTR assert that the WTO contains highly classified information which is a threat to national security, but even some Congressmen and other politicians just are buying it. The WTO settlement and the online casino gambling issue in the U.S. is at the heart of this issue. The USTR reached a settlement with the European Union to resolve the case, and though most assume that the settlement included trade concessions, all of the actual details of the settlement are locked away and inaccessible to the public. Many in the online casino industry are demanding the release of details, and now the Public Citizen rights group has joined the fray.

Public Citizen has announced its support of journalist Ed Brayton, who is challenging the argument that the settlement is classified, and demanding the details be released in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. An attorney for Public Citizen commented on the issue and elaborated on the groups efforts to uncover the details of the online casino settlement. Attorney Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer notes, “Americans have a right to know what kinds of trade concessions the U.S. government is granting other countries, especially when those deals have a significant impact on domestic policy and may be worth billions of dollars.”

That is the crux of the issue for many. The UIGEA (which caused these problems) is extremely controversial and many politicians in the U.S. support the neutralization or the current legislation that bans gambling at offshore online casinos.