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Online Casino leader Fortune hails WTO ruling in favor of internet betting

Press Statement of Casinofortune.Com Senior Vice President, Dennis Rose

Press Conference At 2:00 P.M. Today

New York, NY - CasinoFortune.com, the oldest online casino and one of the top three operators in the industry hailed yesterday's ruling by the World Trade Organization that deemed online gambling legal and permissible in the United States.

"As a licensed and experienced operator in the online casino business, CasinoFortune.com has been forced to constantly cope with the hypocrisy of American pressure imposed on the industry. In America, gambling is legal in 47 states; each of those states have a state lottery; and state-sanctioned off-track betting uses many of the same communication lines that we are forbidden to use. Today's ruling is a breath of fresh air for all of us.

"Gambling is an acceptable, legal and legitimate form of entertainment here in the United States. CasinoFortune.com is disappointed that the American government - which prides itself on civil liberties - sought to tell its citizens what they could and could not do on their own home computers. For almost ten years, many online casinos have been forced offshore in order to operate. It's time to let these operations come home and let them be licensed, regulated and taxed by the United States Government.

"We call upon the United States government to avoid wasting time and untold tax payer dollars appealing the decision. At this time, America's closest ally, Great Britain is already licensing, regulating and taxing the same casinos that the U.S. pointlessly tries to outlaw.

This ruling is a victory for all Americans who value their civil liberties and believe that they are free to do whatever they choose, so long as it does not hurt others."

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