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Just out on Reuters.com–it seem the EU is a little (rightly) pissed off that the U.S. has taken a protectionist standpoint with regards to Internet gambling. Just another ‘bluff’ supposedly intended to protect us from gambling-addicted selves, which is in reality an attempt to screw us out of our money in real casinos, where they can charge us $7 a drink, too. Here’s the full article, also available at this page:

U.S. restrictions on online gambling may be challenged by the European Union, the bloc’s top financial regulator said Tuesday.

“In my view, it is probably a restrictive practice, and we might take it up in another” forum, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy told the European Parliament.

The United States was protecting its own gambling industry by stopping foreign companies from entering the online betting sector, McCreevy said.

“It’s not my intention to bring forward a harmonized piece of legislation on gambling in the European Union,” McCreevy added.

The United States has introduced rules to stop card companies from dealing with foreigners for online bets, McCreevy said. He has launched legal actions against several EU countries to tackle obstacles to foreign competition.

I’m glad somebody ‘called’ the government on this one. Alright, enough with the poker puns.

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