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WTO: Expert says Antigua unlikely to gain entire $3.4 billion in WTO dispute (Antigua)

July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

“Antigua & Barbuda, which has requested $3.4 billion in compensation from the U.S. after winning a WTO dispute over Internet gambling, most likely will have to settle for a much smaller amount according to John Jackson, an international economics law expert and professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

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Categories: Antigua · Legal · UIGEA · WTO

Legal: Banks clamp down on gaming companies (Antigua)

July 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

“Regulations under America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) are nearly two weeks overdue, but their effects are already being felt on Antigua and Barbuda’s online gambling industry.

The UIEGA, which was passed last year, made it illegal for banks and other financial institutions, like credit card companies, to process and transmit payments for transactions with online gaming companies.

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Categories: Antigua · Legal · UIGEA