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Cort is Optimistic

The United States and the island nation of Antigua began negotiations just last week concerning the online casino gambling dispute between the two nations. Unlike previous negotiations between the two countries, the representatives for both sides are present in Washington DC and negotiating in person. These current negotiations have a deadline of June 6th before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) steps back into the online casino gambling dispute for arbitration. And despite what some assumed would be a largely unproductive meeting in DC could actually prove fortuitous if cryptic messages from the Antiguan Finance Minister, Dr. Errol Cort are correct.

At this point there is no clear indication about anything that was said in last weeks meetings – meetings which will only continue throughout the current week and the following week. Despite being held to strict confidentiality about the proceedings though, Dr. Cort was able to indicate that negotiations are progressing in a positive direction. There is certainly no indication at this point if the two nations are negotiating the right to operate online casinos in the U.S. market or rather more favorable trade compensations.

Dr. Cort was casually optimistic in a recent quote to a prominent Antiguan newspaper which has thoroughly covered the online casino gambling debacle over the past year. Cort remarked on the most recent negotiations with U.S. Trade representatives, “Clearly we were able to further discuss components for possible settlements and while we have not reached a point where I could say there is a settlement, I would say I feel that we are closer to a settlement than we were when we met first on 18 January.”

If the two countries do not settle this online casino gambling dispute by the 6th, Antigua has the right to bring the case which is currently on hold at the WTO active once more. There has been the suggestion however, that Cort would allow the negotiations to progress past the June 6th deadline if the U.S. is still engaged in positive negotiations with Antigua.