According to a release from the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sports, a decision has been made not to ‘whitelist’ either Antigua and Barbuda or the Canadian Reservation of Kahnawá:ke, though Tasmania will be added to the UK Gambling Commission whitelist list at the end of the month.
This means that Antigua and Barbuda’s online gambling companies cannot legally advertise their services in the UK. This privilege is reserved for European Economic Area countries, Alderney, Isle of Man and, now, Tasmania.
Director of Gaming Kaye McDonald said that she was very disappointed by the decision, but remains confident that Antigua and Barbuda will be white listed in the future. “It is an ongoing process. We continue to work with the UK government,” McDonald, who is part of a team scheduled to travel to London next week to engage in further bilateral discussions to this end, said.
She pointed out that Tasmaina was not white listed in the first instance, but was later able to meet the criteria set, and Antigua and Barbuda hopes to do the same.