For the first time, two poker brands of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, WSOP.com and 888Poker.com have announced their plans of going live on 1 May in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware.

Dutch poker player Alex Hendriks won the inaugural MPN Poker Tour Bratislava Main event for €27,000 which was held at Banco Casino. Daniel Camus finished third and Jussi Mattila, finished as runner-up.

Sin City's poker rooms raked up $8.11 million in poker game revenue during February marking a 2 percent increase compared to the same month last year according to reports from Nevada gaming regulators.

The 2018 APPT Macau Main Event came to an end, and out of the 356 entrants, Lin Wu from China bagged HK$ 3,095, 000 ($394,549) and a prestigious PSPC Platinum Pass valued at $30,000 at the City of Dreams, Hong Kong.

The effort to legalize sports betting in Maryland via a referendum received a setback as the legislature wrapped up its session on Monday without sending the bill to the governor.

RotoQL, a sports data developing company announced $3 million seed round marking its total raise to $4.7 million. It would use the money for sport betting products.

The NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell talked about the prospects of sports betting in the United States during a press conference at the league owners meeting on Wednesday.

The Maryland House has passed the sports betting bill by a substantial margin of 124-4. It is the second state to pass the bill in 2018.