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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TheWorld Trade Organization (WTO) has given Antigua and
Barbuda the go-ahead to suspend some of its intellectual
property law obligations toward the United States, after nearly a decade of negotiation withWashington failed to reach a settlement in the two countries’ dispute over e-gaming. Said Antigua’s finance minister Harold Lovell: “The economy of Antigua and
Barbuda has been devastated by the United States government’s long campaign to prevent American consumers from gambling online with offshore gaming operators. These aggressive efforts to shut down the remote gaming industry in Antigua has resulted in the loss of thousands of good-paying jobs and seizure by the Americans of billions of dollars belonging to gaming operators and their customers in financial institutions across the world.” The WTO’s authorisation does not require the Antiguan government to
actually suspend U.S. intellectual property rights in its country, but it is now able to do so if further talks with the Americans cannot break the impasse.
AUSTRALIA A report by the Gambling and Racing Commission of the
Australian Capital Territory, reviewing the Gambling and Racing
Control (Code of Practice) Regulation 2002, has recommended a raft of measures to tackle problem gambling including improved staff training and exclusion processes. Other suggestions include a prohibition on the service of refreshments to people playing gaming machines.
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DENMARK The Danish Gambling Authority says that a crackdown on illicit
e-gaming has been successful, with it now accounting for just five percent of the market.
24 APRIL 2013
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