Roydon Snelgar

Antigua

9 March 2018

In 2006 the United States legislated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which criminalised the operations of offshore gambling operators which take wagers from American-based gamblers. This was a violation of the GATS treaty obligations enforced by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and allowed Antigua to retaliate and disregard intellectual property obligations to the US.…

Anguilla

2 March 2018

   Capital city:               The Valley     Currency:                   East Caribbean dollar (XCD)     Population:               14,764   Language:                  English     GDP:                   …

1710 – A Tax on Playing Cards

27 February 2018

A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games. Playing cards are typically palm-sized for convenient handling and were first invented in China during the Tang dynasty in 900 AD. Although…

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