Christmas came early for Harold M. of Lakewood, as he defied 20 million-to-1 odds to win $1 million during a three-card poker game at the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday.

Poker player Akin Tuna won his first live tournament and took down €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em event to etch his name in history.

PokerStars online poker platform has been approved for making a comeback in the US online poker market.

Just six players have remained in the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and it is Hungarian Laszlo Bujtas who is leading with more than 14 million in chips.

Turning Stone Resorts and Casino will be launching sports betting this year with Caesars Entertainment as per the reports.

Studies show that New Jersey online poker revenue took a dip in November despite an overall boom in earnings for the state's operators.

New Jersey has given nod to an Australian sports book provider for offering online sports wagering. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement said on Tuesday that it will let PointsBet conduct betting for an affiliation with the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Pennsylvania opened its first sports betting parlor at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National. Penn National which is located near Hershey in Grantville initially held two days of test operations Nov 15-16 before its official launch on November 17.