The ongoing drama between the European Union and the United States, regarding the U.S.' allegedly restrictive online gambling policies just got a little worse recently after long postponed meetings between the U.S. Trade Representative's Office and EU officials apparently only made things worse. The meetings, according to a report from Reuters, did little to ease tensions, and it is now very likely that the United States will soon face a formal World Trade Organization complaint, which could result in many millions of dollars in trade damages being assessed.

EU officials plan to publish a public report in November, which will offer their official recommendations as to what the EU should do next. If that report recommends filing a case with the WTO, the process will probably begin before the end of the calendar year.

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