Reuters reported last Friday that the World Trade Organisation is set to uphold a complaint made by Antigua & Barbuda against a ban on internet gambling imposed by the United States.
According to a US trade official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the WTO will soon release a final report on the case which is “largely unchanged” from the preliminary ruling in favour of the Caribbean jurisdiction issued in March.
Antigua and Barbuda brought the case to the WTO in 2003, arguing that by restricting the internet gambling activities of US citizens, the United States was unfairly damaging the jurisdiction's economy, in contravention of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS).
The revelation capped a bad week for the United States on trade and tariff issues, after a North American Free Trade Agreement panel ruled against it in a long standing lumber dispute with Canada.
The US had imposed tariffs on Canadian lumber imports, arguing that the industry in Canada was unfairly subsidized. However, the NAFTA panel ruled that there was “no substantial evidence” that this had pushed down prices.
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