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Gambling911.com reports that British-based internet gambling companies may be joining forces with the Antiguan government to challenge the new US legislation targeting internet gambling.

Hans Kundnani of the London Guardian is reporting that Sportingbet chief executive Nigel Payne has been in Antigua since Tuesday afternoon and is understood to be meeting the Antiguan authorities to discuss the US legislation. Sportingbet has a licence in Antigua, which allows it to operate servers and customer support in Costa Rica for its US customers.

"Antigua, which has already successfully challenged previous US laws on internet gambling, said yesterday it would be willing to work with UK companies such as Sportingbet to challenge what they see as US protectionism," the report says.
Sportingbet, while maintaining a substantial customer base outside the United States, features several dozens of online gambling licensees, most of which cater almost exclusively to US and Canadian customers.

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