Antigua & US Set New Deadlines for Resolving Gambling Feud

24-Jun-2008, 20:41

Antigua's top finance official says another deadline has been arranged with Washington to resolve a dispute over online gambling after recent talks have failed to materialise. Antigua accuses the U.S. of harming its gambling industry by prohibiting Americans from placing online wagers with online gambling operators, including those in the twin-island country.

Twice this month, WTO deadlines passed without any resolution in the dispute(s). The WTO last year backed Antigua's request to target US services, copyrights and trademarks in retaliation for a US ban, but ruled it could impose only $21 million in annual sanctions. On Monday, Finance Minister Errol Cort indicated both sides were aiming to achieve a solution by July 11.

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