Casino City files uses US First Amendment to Protect Online Gambling Advertising

Casino City Files Suit Against U.S. Department of Justice to Establish its First Amendment Right to Advertise Online Casinos and Sportsbooks

In an interesting twist of events, web portal, Casino City has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice claiming that advertising online casinos is protected by free speech under the US First Amendment

This comes a week after a Californian lawsuit was filed against internet portals including google and yahoo - claiming they were illegally advertising online gambling to Californian citzens.

Amusingly, President Bush's lead attorney for his 2000 Florida vote count, Barry Richard, is the attorney challenging the US Justice Department in the Casino City case.

Casino City CEO, Michael Corfman, says "The public has the right to see the wealth of information we provide on casinos and sportsbooks, and we have the First Amendment right to advertise online gaming on the web to support its free publication."

This also comes at a time when the US and Antigua are set to hold talks to settle the recent WTO ruling against the US that its position against offshore gambling had slashed revenue in Antigua, a country that uses gambling to boost a depressed economy

Last year, federal authorities put out a warning threatening US companies to stop accepting ads from offshore online gambling sites and seized $3 million from Discovery Communications

- This is a brave move by Casino City to try and clear up the mess regarding online gambling in the US and obviously was timed to coincide with the WTO rulings and the current lawsuit against google et al. Whether they succeed remains to be seen, but at least the wheels are being put in motion to try and regain an even footing with the anti-online gambling brigade and begin its potentially arduous task that it is - or could one day be - a legitimate industry for the USA

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