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It looks like EU rules was the problem.
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Not just the EU rules it's also the WTO. Now that you have this law the US is in even clearer breach of your WTO obligations. You will get fined and or have sanctions imposed for this - it is another way that you can put pressure on your government - complain to the WTO now that as a US consumer you want access to international gambling services and don't want to be forced to open a non US based bank account.
If poker is legal anywhere in the US it is a breach of WTO regulations to prevent people accessing foreign based providers. Same for sports betting.
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/...e/whatis_e.htm