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WAAG: United States: Overview

The United States is one of the most controversial countries in the online casino gambling industry right now. The US’ internet gambling policies have created controversy and protests from foreign governments and the World Trade Organization has also gotten involved in resolution attempts to bring the US internet gambling policies in line with international trade policies. As an overview of the industry, the UIGEA is the prominent piece of legislation in whole of the United States that has caused conflict with other nations. The individual US states all have their own issues and policy concerns and changes taking place, but at the federal level, the UIGEA and counter efforts to repeal the UIGEA dominate the online casino gambling industry.

On a hypothetical effective scale the UIGEA ranks very poorly for its ability to effectively control the foreign online casinos and internet gambling companies vying for a position in the lucrative US internet gambling industry. The UIGEA has pushed through without a lot of US support and took the whole of the international industry by surprise when the legislation passed through into law. In the intervening three years the UIGEA has continued to generate controversy in the US and international communities.

The bulk of the US online casino gambling industry is now focused on gaining enough political support from the US Congress to overturn, repeal, or neutralize the UIGEA and instead regulate and license the internet gambling industry. These efforts have been very ongoing and there is only a niggling hope right now that the new and pro-gambling legislation will pass through in the coming months. Some analysts predict that it could take several years before the highly flawed UIGEA is effectively taken down.
 

EU Negotiations - The US' relationship with the entirety of the European Union.

Antiguan Negotiations - The US' relationship with the small island nation of Antigua.

Online Casinos - The foreign gambling companies are actively lobbying in the US.

Federal Government - The role that the federal level government is playing in the controversial gambling situation.