In the week that was we saw the biggest ever lotto win in UK history, one of the biggest slides in what is the country’s biggest gambling den, the FTSE, and the announcement that the UK is going to ban gambling advertising by operators not on its ‘white list’.

The UK’s white list is a list of non-EU gambling jurisdictions that are allowed to market their wares in the UK.

For online bingo operators and people who play online bingo in general, the news that a substantial number of gambling sites currently offering online gaming in the UK will no longer be available may not be that big of a deal – given that they already enjoy a well regulated and diverse online bingo industry.

However, one licensing jurisdiction, the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua, has said it will lobby to make sure its registered gaming sites make the UK’s white list.  Antigua should not be underestimated as it is already causing the US a whole bunch of headaches by taking that country to the WTO over its restrictive online gaming policies.

While the UK is no where near the US’ position on the issue of restricting online gambling by foreign enterprises, my bet is that Antigua will make good on its promise to qualify for inclusion on the white list.  The country is dependant on its gaming revenues and has already shown it’s commitment to pursuing its own interests.

Written by John Witherspoon - Play bingo online at http://bingostreet.com/ and read bingo news.

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