Western Union Crises Continues In Antigua

Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

WESTERN UNION CRISIS CONTINUES IN ANTIGUA

Four branches remain under "compliance" audit

The Antigua Sun reports this week that Internet gaming operations in the Antiguan online gaming licensing jurisdiction are experiencing continued difficulties with money transfers due to the ongoing suspension of business at four Western Union branches on the Caribbean island.

The branches have been out of action for over two weeks.

The newspaper claims that the US audit team charged with conducting the "compliance audit" has left the island to conduct further analysis of it's findings.

Apparently the WU head office in Miami will determine whether operations will re-commence.

WU transactions on the island are now in limbo with many customers, who depend on the company's money transfer services, forced to seek alternate means.

The Western Union consultant at British American, Henson James said they were awaiting information from Western Union's head office. Until that time the company's operations in the country will remain suspended.

The suspension, according to a Western Union official, was the result of an "ongoing internal review."

The official said that Western Union monitors its business and periodically conducts routine reviews of its agent base and that during the course of such reviews circumstances are sometimes flagged that require further attention.