Macau poker room dealt with severe blows this year as many poker rooms closed after China government decided to ban poker within its territory.

The Chinese government has decided to crackdown all social poker games in the country and has prohibited the promotions of the game.

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.

The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a federal law that made sports betting illegal in most of the states. Now the states would be able to go ahead and legalize betting on sports if they want.

Jeff Kennett called for action to limit the marketing and promotion of sports betting as he believes that it is indoctrinating a generation of young Australians.

The Stars Group (TSG) is planning to invest big in online betting and it has signed an agreement of $4.7 billion deal to acquire UK firm Sky Betting & Gaming.

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.