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Antigua Confident to Get Online Poker Onto UK White List SoonMon, Jan 28th, 2008 @ 12:00am Antigua' Minister of Finance, Dr. Errol Cort, reported "favourable" news after meeting Thursday with UK's Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe about getting the tiny Caribbean island nation which is home to so many online poker and gaming sites onto the "white list" of jurisdictions whose online gaming operators are allowed to advertise to UK residents. Earlier in January, Antigua learned it had been rejected from the white list (click here for related article). "We are extremely encouraged by the reception we received from Minister Sutcliffe and his staff," Minister Cort was quoted saying in the Antigua Sun. "I was happy to learn that very little stands in the way of our approval for whitelisting, and I think I can express confidence that this issue will be resolved favourably in the very near future," Dr. Cort said. MANY TEAM MEMBERS ON HAND TO ENSURE REVIEW MOVES FORWARD Minister Cort and members of his delegation visited Minister Sutcliffe with the hope of accelerating Antigua's application review process to a positive conclusion, and ensuring that the Gambling Commission had all information necessary on hand to do so. Besides Dr. Cort, the Antiguan delegation included UK High Commissioner Dr. Carl Roberts, Deputy Administrator of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission Trevor Mathurin, Director of Gaming Kaye McDonald, Gaming Regulatory Consultant Alan Pedley and Legal Advisor Mark Mendel, so any questions or concerns that Minister Sutcliffe may have had regarding Antigua and Barbuda's regulatory efforts could be immediately addressed. "We are acknowledged global leaders in the regulation of this industry," McDonald said. "Our standards are the highest in the world and we view the whitelisting as important to demonstrate our commitment to the highest standards in the supervision and oversight of this dynamic industry." Minister Cort concluded by stating that he considered the mission an unqualified success: "This meeting shows what governments can accomplish by working cooperatively and openly to resolve issues between them. We appreciate Minister Sutcliffe's interest in this matter and look forward to concluding this matter shortly." Read Related Articles:
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