Antigua v US online spat drags on
A US trade delegation trip to Antigua aimed at negotiating a resolution to the ongoing online gaming dispute between the two countries has produced little hope of a settlement any time soon.
The Antigua Sun is reporting that Antigua Finance Minister Errol Cort is saying the negotiations can be expected to continue for another two or three months.
The next set of discussions are penciled in for August 1, 2008.
Online Bingo industry observers have been watching for developments in the dispute which has seen the tiny Caribbean island nation locked in an argument over the US’ UIGEA legislation. Antiguan online gaming companies have effectively been banned from doing business in the US due to UIGEA, an act Antigua says puts the US in direct violation of its World Trade Organization obligations.
Antigua-registered online bingo halls other online gaming companies suffered massive losses due to the implementation of UIGEA in late 2006. The online gaming industry has long had hopes that Antigua’s WTO action against the US would help eliminate UIGEA. To date, such hopes have proved elusive despite the WTO ruling in favour of the small Caribbean nation.
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