I'm not surprised, and I think the assholes looking for some huge payout to Antigua will be surprised at how low the compensation is. Sorry guys, but I'm from the U.S., and I'm a poker affiliate but this is all horse shit. They have a $1 billion dollar economy, and their gambling market was affected by the departure of 888.com - not the UIGEA.
How many people think that the U.S. removing gambling from recreational services was illegal? If you answered yes, well than you're wrong. So many people on the boards reported that the actions of the United States was illegal when they were not. The U.S or ANY NATION is permitted to back out of trade obligations in exchange for compensation. Well guess what - that's what is happening now.
Antigua made it a point to argue that individual states in the United States were obligated to allow online gambling services, and the WTO agreed with Antigua in their ruling. This is why the U.S. pulled their commitment to gambling under recreational services. The ensuing shit storm would have been huge, not to mention that over 3/4 of the states asked to have the gambling commitment revoked anyways.
You guys want to blame somebody for this whole mess than blame Antigua, because they got the ruling they wanted, and now we'll all deal with the aftermath.
Happy Holidays Everyone, And Drive Safe
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