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U.S. May Be Target in Gambling Dispute

An AP newswire article by Bradley S. Klapper, via The Washington Post, reports that:

The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is seeking compensation from the United States over its restrictions on Internet gambling sites based overseas, and on Tuesday asked other countries to join in as it targets Washington over its failure to comply with global trade rules.

The World Trade Organization ruled that the restrictions were illegal.

Antigua, the smallest country to successfully litigate a case in the WTO's 12-year-history, also threatened to target U.S. trademarks, copyrights and telecommunications companies after the WTO on Tuesday formally adopted a landmark decision reached in March on the gambling restrictions.

posted by Fergie @ 5/22/2007 08:43:00 PM