EU probe seen backing WTO action vs US on gambling - Reuters

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BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An investigation by the European Commission into a U.S. clampdown on European online gambling firms is expected to recommend action at the World Trade Organisation, sources familiar with the probe's findings said.

But the sources said the EU executive, which oversees trade policy for the 27-nation bloc, would try to find a solution with the new U.S. government before taking any case to the global trade watchdog.

"The report next month will back the EU's position, but the Commission intends to deliver its findings to Washington which it hopes will persuade the U.S. to start bilateral talks to find a solution without going to the WTO," one source told Reuters.

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