WTO Issues Ruling Against U.S. in Antigua Gaming Dispute
In a long-awaited move, the World Trade Organization [WTO] has issued its ‘compliance panel report’ on the matter of the complaint brought by the tiny nation of Antigua and Barbuda in its complaint against the United States over barriers to online gambling. While the complaint was limited to the narrow scope of horseracing, it confirms that the WTO views the U.S. as being noncompliant in denying Antigua the right to provide this form of parimutuel wagering to U.S. Internet customers under the General Agreement on Trade in Services [GATS], to which both the U.S. and Antigua are parties.
