There is a presumptive prohibition on most forms of gambling in the US, although in Europe such bans have been found to violate EU law. The Washington Supreme Court [official website] ruled last year that a state ban on online gambling [JURIST report] is constitutional. That month, the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] delivered three judgments striking down gambling restrictions [JURIST report] in Germany because the regulations were not designed to protect public interest. The ECJ upheld a Swedish law restricting Internet gambling [JURIST report]. The ECJ held that bans on Internet gambling were acceptable for cultural, moral or religious reasons, but there should be no discrimination. The court concluded that Sweden's ban on Internet gambling was in line with EU laws, but that the nation's lottery laws were not allowed to penalize foreign gambling agencies differently from domestic agencies. In 2006, the US signed a significant ban on Internet gambling [JURIST report], making it illegal for banks or credit card companies to process transactions involving Internet gambling. However, enforcement of the law has been delayed [JURIST report].