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Resolution with Antigua Possible

Amidst all of the debate surrounding Antigua’s sanctions against the United States – worth $21 million in U.S. copyrighted materials, some are speculating that the United States will issue a settlement offer with the small island nation. The disputes between the U.S. and Antigua/Barbuda have go back even further than the U.S.’s online casinos gambling ban in late 2006. Rather the World Trade Organisation has arbitrated aspects of this dispute for more than five years – but the crux of the problem lies in the fact that the U.S. refuses to comply with WTO decisions regarding foreign access to the U.S. online casinos gambling industry.

This latest speculation of a settlement after the Antiguan Finance Minister and the nation’s legal representation, Mark Mendel, issued statements that Antigua is preparing to use the $21 million in sanctions granted by the WTO against the U.S. motion picture industry. Those threats have caused a maelstrom of debate and concern from the entertainment industry, which is worried that the entertainment industry will pay the price for the U.S. government’s decision to ban foreign online casinos gambling even though the industries are completely unrelated.

There are currently two main issues and complaints against the U.S. – the fact that the offshore online casinos gambling industry is blocked by the protectionist legislation known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. And added to that are global concerns that the U.S. plans to alter its trade commitments in the General Agreement of Trade in Services. As for what the settlement will cover, Mendel noted, “Any settlement that we would do would be comprehensive. It would take in everything. These are (two separate issues) if we have to litigate them, but if we can settle something then it should all be settled in one go."

So at this point it is really a wait and see – no one is positive whether or not the U.S. will actually put a proposal for settlement forward as a way to end the online casino gambling debates with Antigua.