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Article: Antigua claims gaming dispute victory.(Antigua & Barbuda)
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- Caribbean Update
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- May 1, 2004
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ANTIGUA CLAIMS GAMING DISPUTE VICTORY. Tiny Antigua & Barbuda, one of the world's smallest states (population 67,000), proclaimed victory over the U.S. in a dispute over Internet gambling that could hurt the multibillion-dollar U.S. gaming industry, reports Reuters (March 24, 2004).
Senior officials here said the World Trade Organization had upheld its complaint that a U.S. ban on cross-border Internet gaming was a violation of international trade rules. Antigua says the ban is crippling its offshore casino industry which it has sought to build up to offset a decline in tourism. "We are delighted. It is a great victory," said Antigua's high commissioner in ...