Finally, some good news for Antigua.

The tiny Caribbean nation has been very publicly battling Goliath for years now in its ongoing and mostly futile dispute with America.

However, it's lesser-known battle for recognition by the UK as a respected online gaming regulator has been equally as futile.

Until now.

The UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport has recently approved Antigua as a member of it's White List.

You might ask, "What is the White List?"

Well, in a measure that borders on protectionism, the UK imposes a ban on advertising from online gambling companies located in jurisdictions that are not on the UK's White List.

Until now, the only countries on the White List were based in the European Union, so it's a very nice plum for Antigua that they were able to attain certification.

The White List certification carries with it a certain degree of automatic respectability as the underlying criteria for certification definitely outlines some rather rigorous restrictions and requirements.

So let's give a nice shout-out to Antigua for raising it's regulatory game to a level that will allow its operators to freely advertise and compete in a new market.

Personally, I also love this news because it sticks a big finger in the eye of America for maintaining its illegal position of discriminating against Antigua and continuing to oppress legal foreign online gambling companies from competing in America.

This move by the UK only strengthens Antigua's position as it basically nullifies America's position that online gambling companies are unregulated and unsafe.