Officials from Antigua and Barbuda say they will try again to the island nation’s online gaming dispute with the U.S., but say U.S. officials still aren’t making a serious attempt to close the case.
Antigua and Barbuda challenged U.S. laws restricting U.S. players from playing on the nation’s internet gambling industry sites.
“We’re now entering the 12th year where the United States has not made sensible proposals to settle the matter,” said Antiguan Ambassador to the U.S. Ronald Sanders.
The Caribbean nation won a challenge to the U.S. laws before the World Trade Association and is considering invoking WTO-authorized retaliation that would allow the country to create unfettered access to roughly $21 million worth of U.S. copyrighted movies, music and books each year.
Sanders, however, said the country is still seeking a negotiated solution. The tiny country is hoping for a settlement that would compensate the estimated $200 million it has lost in revenue after the U.S passed laws against offshore gambling sites, which severely hurt Antigua’s online gaming industry, Sanders said.
