为什么pinnacle退出美国市场?下面是EOG对pinnacle老板的采访摘要:/ P: p) a" p/ a3 Q: R9 V, G1 ^
$ D! T" g% Q9 [/ |From the Jan 12th, EOG interview with Pinnacles 'main man'.
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. L$ v& v U8 R& X# V3 f( AHe started to reflect at this point:$ |2 `6 n+ S8 L/ T! M
% L9 y q3 B4 f"When the U.S. focuses on something and says 'enough,' and when they go to 'war,' no individual company can possibly win in a fight of this nature.". f0 ~2 l+ n: n3 Y
' M; P7 U9 Z$ ^# B2 p"Since the Internet Gambling Bill went into effect, we have lost the ability to do business with many quality banks."
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' T( } e e* |"Fortunately, 35-40% of our current gambling business is non US driven, and perhaps more importantly, we are experiencing stronger growth in Europe and Asia, than we are in the United States."
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"So why live in fear?"
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The threat of US DOJ intimidation seemed to be successful in this case.