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May (cont'd)

Although it lost in the online gambling dispute with Antigua, Barbuda, the U.S. decided to withdraw its obligations for online gambling from the 1994 General Agreement on Trade Services.

With ex-CEO David Carruthers and founder Gary Kaplan both in custody BetonSports decided to plead guilty to federal charges of racketeering.

June

The World Series of Poker officially kicked off on June 1.

Microgaming announced in June that it had signed a deal to provide a video slot featuring Ozzy Osbourne and family.

With the PPA and Barney Frank fighting the pro-online gambling fight, the Interactive Media and Gaming Association decided to follow suit, challenging the UIGEA.

With Daniel Negreanu’s deal with Full Contact done, “Kid Poker” signed on with PokerStars.

The European Union said that it wanted to receive compensation from the U.S. for its withdrawal of gambling services from the GATS treaty.

The end of June saw David Harding, the CEO of online gambling company William Hill stepping down.

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