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Antigua Can't Catch a Break

Antigua’s problems with the United States are on-going, and the latest issue with the online casino ban is just one of many complaints over the past several years. And though many in the internet gambling arena are only aware of the recent problems that countries around the world have with the U.S.’s questionable Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the problems have in fact existed for years. Antigua in particular has had issues with U.S. policies that have violated trade agreements and affected the online casinos industry for years.

The World Trade Organisation recently ruled once again in favor of Antigua – yet the U.S. has once again merely ignored the WTO’s ruling. Antigua’s economy was devastated by the U.S.’s 2006 online casino ban which prohibited financial institutions from processing internet gambling payments for offshore gambling companies. The specific exclusion of offshore online casinos is what has the international gambling community demanding that the U.S. reevaluate current online casino gambling legislation.

Antigua was certainly one of the more popular internet gambling jurisdictions prior to the UIGEA. With its proximity to the U.S. Antigua’s 32 licensed online casinos were strategically placed to benefit from the U.S. internet gambling industry.

But because the majority of the online casinos licensed in Antigua operated in the U.S. market, the industry has been devastated after the UIGEA. For this reason the WTO will award compensation and damages to various countries that are affected by the U.S.’s ban. Most anticipate that Antigua will be tops on the list to receive compensation considering the long-standing complaints filed with the WTO regarding U.S. violations to international trade policy.