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An Outside View

The international community has every right to look at the United State’s policies regarding certain key situations as an example of the wide-arching problems facing the US political system. The online casinos are sticking point for so many countries because of the way that the US has handled the internet gambling industry speaks to an arrogance and an underserved level of self-preservation. In 2006 the US government passed the UIGEA into law as a bit of an accident – or perhaps rather the purposeful machinations of a select few very conservative Republicans. And instead of seeing this piece of legislation for what it is, a very flawed and highly protectionist act that does not take into consideration the US’ impact on other nations, the government under the Bush administration began to actively enforce the UIGEA, a ban on offshore online casinos.

As the Act stayed in place the US officials supporting the UIGEA showed an alarming lack of concern over the fact that the act was entirely unclear and unfair to the foreign online casinos and payment processing companies that had long operated within the US market. The US Department of Justice insisted that it would enforce the UIGEA’s proclamation that “illegal internet gambling” transaction be prevented. And then on the other front, as the DoJ attempted to force online casino payment processing companies out of the market, the US Trade Representative began to push the US agenda in international arenas.

Instead of listening to the rest of the world’s opinion and ruling on the UIGEA, the USTR essentially snubbed their nose at the WTO ruling that the UIGEA unfairly blocked foreign online casinos from fair competition in the US market. In fact, the US continues to almost wholly ignore the foreign countries that have cried “foul” because of the US’ protectionist gambling policies.