Settling Up for Future
The 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in the United States
certainly caused some serious issues in the international online casinos
gambling industry, and for some gambling companies, the negotiations with the
U.S. Department of Justice continue. Perhaps the most noted of the DoJ cases is
the Neteller case which was resolved last year and resulted in more than a
hundred million in fines and repayments to customers. Currently though, Neteller
case is firmly in the past for the company, and instead the company is looking
toward the future. But Party Gaming is one of a handful of online casinos
gambling companies currently in negotiations with the DoJ in the hopes of
quickly and effectively resolving the previous issues with the online gambling
ban.
Party Gaming currently operates within the European online casinos gambling
market after the company took a huge hit in revenues and gambling customers when
the U.S. gambling ban took effect. Right now though, before Party Gaming can
actually move on and fully recover from exiting the U.S. market, the company
needs the “all clear” from the U.S. DoJ that there will be no future retroactive
legal action regarding the company’s online casinos gambling activities.
The negotiations with the DoJ have been going on for some time now, but recent
statements from the Party Gaming online casinos gambling company indicate that a
resolution may be in the near future. Current CEO Mitch Garber comments on the
issue, "It's very hard to predict. There's some fluidity to it. We're in the
midst of a process and our attorneys tell us it is moving in the right direction
and at the right speed.” That is good news for the company considering other
internet gambling companies have shown an interest in doing business with Party
Gaming but most are opting to wait until the legal issues with the U.S. are
completely resolved. |