Poker News and Poker EventsPoker News and Poker EventsWTO Supports Online Gambling- December 27, 2007 Link.The United States faces a token $21 million in annual trade sanctions as a result of its online betting ban, the World Trade Organization said Friday in awarding Antigua and Barbuda the right to target U.S. services, copyrights and trademarks. The decision is a setback for the Caribbean island nation, which sought the right to impose $3.4 billion in retaliatory measures against U.S. commercial services and intellectual property. Washington acknowledged its Internet gambling restrictions..http://chipnews.org/index.php?/archives/541_WTO_Supports_Online_Gambling.html Poker Star Chip Reese Dies at 56- December 6, 2007 Link.Reese was found by his son early Tuesday at his Las Vegas home after suffering from symptoms of pneumonia, said poker great Doyle Brunson, his longtime friend. "Many consider Chip the greatest cash-game player who ever lived," Pollack said in a statement. "His victory in the inaugural $50,000 buy-in HORSE championship ... made him a part of WSOP lore forever." In addition to his son, Reese is survived by a daughter and a stepdaughter, Brunson said. He was recently divorced from his wife.http://chipnews.org/index.php?/archives/540_Poker_Star_Chip_Reese_Dies_at_56.html |