Little attention has been paid to the United States not complying with World Trade Organization rulings in regards to online gambling.

This article in the New York Times sheds some light on the situation.

Antigua has legitimately suffered greatly from the anti-gambling legislation of the US government. There is significant pressure against the US in the international community right now and a key may be this passage.

“Yet another reason the fraternity of trade lawyers and experts are so closely watching the case, Mr. Van Den Hende said, is “that the U.S. is not behaving as one would expect.”

“One day they’re out there saying how scandalous it is that China doesn’t respect W.T.O. decisions,” he said. “But then the next day there’s a dispute that doesn’t go their way and their attitude is: The decision is completely wrong, these judges don’t know what they’re doing, why should we comply?”

If Antigua decides to not recognize US copyright and intellectual property law, this thing could get hairy in a real hurry.