A decision in the marathon High Court case involving Betfair's challenge to Western Australia's anti-gambling exchange laws is now expected within six months. After three days of argument last month, counsel for Betfair, Stephen Gageler SC, returned to Canberra yesterday to wrap up his case. He has argued the WA laws breach Section 92 of the constitution, which protects freedom of trade between the states.

High Court judges were shown how to punt AUD 10 online on the AFL as they began hearing a challenge to laws restricting the reach of internet gambling exchange Betfair. Betfair, part owned by the Packer family, is seeking to have the court strike out West Australian laws that prohibit its residents from placing bets using the online exchange, which has based its Australian operations in Tasmania.

London (PRNewswire) -- The first round in the new battle for global poker bragging rights goes to Europe, thanks to Thomas "Buzzer" Bihl who made poker history today at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair. Bihl, a native of Frankfurt, Germany, who started playing poker just four years ago, won 70,875 pounds Sterling and the first-ever WSOP bracelet awarded outside the United States.

6th September, 2007 - A star-studded field of 105 of the planet's top players entered the first event at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair, staged at The Casino at The Empire, London Clubs International's newest casino in Leicester Square. Play began at 2pm with a three-day, GBP 2,500 HORSE tournament; HORSE is an acronym for five different versions of poker.