EU speaks out on online gambling ban

The European Union is arguing that US laws restricting online gambling contravene World Trade Organisation rules.



However it says Brussels will be seeking to negotiate a solution to the dispute.



Antigua and Barbuda has already successfully lodged legal challenges against the controversial US laws restricting Internet gambling.



EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton says it’s the responsibility of the US to decide how best to regulate Internet gambling in its markets.



However, she says this must be done in a way that fully respects WTO obligations.