Heavyweights join Antigua in gambling battle

The Register reports that Antigua has been embroiled in a four-year battle with the US over the provision of remote gambling services, and the WTO has repeatedly ruled against the US in increasingly stern terms. In an extraordinary twist that turns the issue from one in which Antigua was essentially alone in pursuing justice, it has emerged in the last few days that the small island has been joined by Europe, Brazil, Japan and others in its claim for compensation and the matters of legal principle involved. The Jamaica Gleaner reports that in 2003, Antigua brought a WTO complaint against the US for Washington\'s failure to comply with international trade rules regarding cross-border Internet gambling, an industry that the island had attracted as a part of its efforts to diversify its services industry. Full report in The Register Full Jamaica Gleaner report