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.

Australia's Michael Addamo won the €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller on 25th October 2018 in the early morning hours at King's Casino in Rozvadov.

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.

A recently concluded survey revealed that fifty-three percent of registered voters in Maryland are in favour of legal sport wagering in the state.

Treading on the steps of Vegas, Rhode Island is also all set to open its door for gambling. "We are game in town," said Mike Barlow, head of operations for the company that owns both of Rhodes Island's casinos.

The NCAA or the National Athletics has established a committee which will be looking after the expanding market of the US sports betting industry. The committee will also be studying the impact on the association's current rules.