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[WTO] The Canadian Press – Lawyer: Antigua, US will not settle Internet gambling dispute by deadline (06/04/08)

June 5th, 2008
By The Canadian Press

excerpt:

Washington and this tiny Caribbean country will not resolve their dispute over Internet gambling by a Friday deadline, according to Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney in the trade battle.

Antigua and Barbuda accuses the U.S. of crippling its lucrative gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators, including those based in the twin-island country of 70,000 inhabitants.

Last year, the World Trade Organization backed Antigua’s request to target U.S. services, copyrights and trademarks in retaliation for its online betting ban.

Washington and Antigua have since agreed to try and achieve a settlement by a June 6 deadline.

However, Mark Mendel, Antigua’s legal counsel in the trade dispute, said in a Tuesday e-mail that he didn’t believe that was possible.

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