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The article analyzes the lack of any specific action from international gaming regulators in all the discussions about Black Friday and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement action against online poker web sites. It proposes possible explanations behind the silence of regulators regarding the case. It looks into the complaint filed by Antigua before the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body alleging the U.S. of violating the General Agreement on Trade and Services.

The article offers updates on the case Antigua and Barbuda vs. the U.S. as of April 2013. Antigua and Barbuda made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) regarding the cross border supply of gambling and betting services. Antigua claims that the U.S. is violating the General Agreement on Trades and Services (GATS).

The article reports on the appeal made by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the U.S. to honor the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favor of Antigua & Barbuda in relation to U.S. legislation on online gambling.

The article reports that Prime Table Games, a company that creates and markets games used in Internet gambling, has accused Antigua/ Barbuda of hypocrisy in its dispute with the U.S. The company is criticizing the country's threat to counteract the U.S. trademarks, copyrights and intellectual property rights in response to the U.S. position in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute on Internet gambling.

The article reports on the possible effect of the horse racing industry in the U.S. on the efforts to amend its World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements to exclude gambling. The amendment is in response to a WTO lawsuit over Internet gambling by Antigua and Barbuda. American Gambling Association president Frank Fahrenkopt stated that the attempt to skirt the WTO ruling could create problems. Also noted is that the Congress is considering two bills that would address online gambling prohibition.

The article discusses the response of the U.S. to the decision of an appellate body with regard to a dispute with Antigua and Barbuda concerning Internet gambling and betting services. The U.S. won an important victory when the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body sided with the United States on key issues in a challenge to U.S. laws on Internet gambling. The Appellate Body has affirmed that WTO members can protect the public from organized crime and other dangers associated with Internet gambling.

The article focuses on the need for the U.S. government to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision concerning Internet gambling won by Antigua and Barbuda in 2005. The U.S. law allowing only domestic sites to offer some forms of online betting discriminates against offshore gambling sites according to the WTO. The Antigua Offshore Gaming Association appointed Andrew Shore and James Jochum to encourage the U.S. to comply with international trade rules.

The article focuses on the impact of the approval of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by the U.S. Congress on international Internet gambling firms. Shares of global online gambling firms declined following the approval of the law. The bill prohibits credit card firms and banks from collecting payments for transactions with online gambling sites. An assessment of the impact of the bill on Antigua is presented.