[WSEX]

This email is being sent to all World Sports Exchange customers as a courtesy to the Antigua Online Gaming Association.

Greetings Players,

As you may be aware, online gaming has been under attack by the United States for the last decade. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has successfully challenged the malicious prosecution of Antiguan operators in the World Trade Organization. The WTO has found that the US's application of its laws against Antiguan entities is protectionist and in violation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

Now that Antigua has won the legal battle, it can use political support in Congress. Here's how you can help. Please email and phone your Representative in the House of Representatives and your two Senators. Remind them that the United States needs to abide by the decision in the Antigua-Gaming matter if they expect other countries to comply with WTO decisions in favor of the United States.

Here is a link to a letter to the USTR from Representative Ros-Lehtinen, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs:

http://www.antiguawto.com/LettertoUSTR.pdf

Rep. Ros-Lehtinen eloquently noted, "...our failure to resolve this dispute may harm our credibility as we seek to press countries like China regarding their violations on a range of issues, including intellectual property protection, subsidies, and currency manipulation." She further warned, "In the event the United States fails to reach a satisfactory resolution of the Antigua dispute, it could provide China with an argument to ignore a WTO decision favorable to the United States."

Please send the link above to your Representative and Senators. Ask them to send similar letters to the United States Trade Representative. Let them know you vote, you pay taxes, and you think the United States should comply with the decision in the Antigua-Gaming matter.

To contact your Representative and two Senators, follow the links below or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and give them your zip code. Make sure you call three times.

United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
U.S. Senate

We will continue to fight the legal battle, please help us with the political fight.

Thank you,

Antigua Online Gaming Association
www.aoga.ag

[Carlos019]

I dont think The U.S. has a choice. I really see online gambling becoming legal here in the United States soon. I think the question here is what are the regulations going to be?

[Kaps]

thanks for the info

[nikosgr]

The US will claim that Antigua holds WMD.Americans (and some British) will believe it.The US will invade.Case finished.

[Dark Horse]

WSEX, if the US doesn't comply Antigua doesn't have to obey international copyright laws and can start pumping out software as Microsoft Vista, selling it far below market price. That will hurt more than a reference to China, which has too much at stake to challenge the US in this area. Rest assured that the US government will listen far more intently to the sound of disappearing dollars than to any arguments from the pro-gambling corner, no matter how logical and reasonable.

[tblues2005]

I think the U.S. hopefully will come around on this issue and regulate it. I see it happening but it is going to be after Bush is out of office before anything is done, there has been some articles that I have seen that I think the Democrats will wait until after the next president is in office before they push forward on this. I certianly believe that there is going to be some changes on this and maybe even domsetically right here in the U.S. where even U.S. companies like Harrahs could even get into the game on this.