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November

NBC’s Poker After Dark introduced a pair of new but familiar faces when Paul Wasicka and Alan “Boston” Dvorkis.

Like many countries across the globe, Germany has restrictive online gambling legislation and while a lower German court barred Bwin from offering services, a Hessen German state Administrative Court of Appeal voiding the ban.

Ladbrokes announced that it would offer “virtual reality” poker.

So much for poker not being a sport. A Turnkey Sports and Entertainment poll revealed that the World Series of Poker was the 11th most admired sports league in North America, the ranking was ascertained through a poll of 12, 000 fans.

December

December sadly started off with the passing of “Chip” Reese. KABC Los Angeles reported that the poker professional died in his sleep.

A trophy would be named after Reese at the World Series of Poker said WSOP commish Jeffery Pollack.

PokerStars announced that it would be releasing software for Apple users.

While many were expecting the EU to challenge the UIGEA, people within the industry were disappointed when the European Commission accepted a U.S. offer to open other sectors as a form of compensation.

The much anticipated ruling between Antigua and Barbuda and the U.S. was released and while the U.S. ended up losing the amount of compensation was well below what Antiguans were expecting.

The WTO panel ruled that Antigua was entitled to $21 million a year and could essentially lift copyright on films and music, leading to a potential market of pirated DVDs and CDs.

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