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A week since the announcement of the partnership between Las Vegas Sands, Inc., and British-based Cantor Gaming to start an online casino in the first quarter of 2007 - comments on gambling gossip sites have been less than enthusiastic about American expansion into foreign gaming markets.

According to The Register, the partnership does make sense. Cantor has only been in the gaming industry since 2005, and the Sands people have oodles of experience in the gaming side. The gaming gossips may fume about American expansion at the same time as they bash foreign attempts to penetrate its own gaming market, but the future of online gaming looks increasingly American.

Not that Americans will get to play, of course - as they are still trying to get the money from BetonSports - thanks to the goverment.

This week Bet365.com also announced a merger with Bowman’s, a well established British gaming company.