ANTIGUA – ONLINE GAMBLING’S SUNNY CARIBBEAN HOME
November 1st, 2013
The Caribbean island state of Antigua & Barbuda has needed to demonstrate its thriving online gaming sector is protected against money laundering, to gather diplomatic support for its campaign against US bans on Americans gambling on its websites.Faced with evidence that criminals can exploit the sector to transfer dirty cash between players' accounts, before investing it in assets such as shares or real estate, Antigua in 1994 became one of the first countries to provide licences for online gambling operators. There are currently 12 registered in the ...
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