🇺🇸♠️ PokerStars strengthens the team of ambassadors in the USA. Jason Kuhn, a professional poker player with a total tournament winnings of $58 million, and Caitlin Komeski, a media star and winner of the Global Poker Awards, became part of the PokerStars Team Pro.
☄️🇹🇷 17 people, including celebrities, have been detained in Turkey in the case of illegal gambling. Among the suspects are singer Serdar Ortach, TV presenter and actor Mehmet Ali Erbil, former footballer Batukhan Karadeniz and media influencers Ibrahim Yilmaz, Muzaffer Zorbey Ercochlar and Sefa Kaner Sarycham. The Istanbul Prosecutor General's Office has issued arrest warrants for 21 people suspected of promoting illegal online gambling through social media. The police are continuing to work on the detention of the remaining defendants. Earlier, the Turkish Football Federation imposed fines and forfeiture of points for promoting illegal operators.
🇮🇹 SiGMA Europe Conference moves to Milan
The SiGMA Europe conference will be held in Milan from next year and will now be called SiGMA Central Europe. The event will take place from November 23 to 26, 2025 at the Fiera di Milano Exhibition Center. Milan offers better transport accessibility and a wider choice of hotels, which will make the conference even more comfortable for participants. Malta will now host a more niche event, SiGMA Euro—med, scheduled for September next year.
📊 New York sets records for sports betting. Consumers in New York spent a record $2.32 billion in October, the largest amount of online sports betting in a single month in the United States. However, due to weaker retention, revenues fell. Despite record rates, monthly revenue was about $35 million below the state's historic high.
☄️🇹🇷 17 people, including celebrities, have been detained in Turkey in the case of illegal gambling. Among the suspects are singer Serdar Ortach, TV presenter and actor Mehmet Ali Erbil, former footballer Batukhan Karadeniz and media influencers Ibrahim Yilmaz, Muzaffer Zorbey Ercochlar and Sefa Kaner Sarycham. The Istanbul Prosecutor General's Office has issued arrest warrants for 21 people suspected of promoting illegal online gambling through social media. The police are continuing to work on the detention of the remaining defendants. Earlier, the Turkish Football Federation imposed fines and forfeiture of points for promoting illegal operators.
🇮🇹 SiGMA Europe Conference moves to Milan
The SiGMA Europe conference will be held in Milan from next year and will now be called SiGMA Central Europe. The event will take place from November 23 to 26, 2025 at the Fiera di Milano Exhibition Center. Milan offers better transport accessibility and a wider choice of hotels, which will make the conference even more comfortable for participants. Malta will now host a more niche event, SiGMA Euro—med, scheduled for September next year.
📊 New York sets records for sports betting. Consumers in New York spent a record $2.32 billion in October, the largest amount of online sports betting in a single month in the United States. However, due to weaker retention, revenues fell. Despite record rates, monthly revenue was about $35 million below the state's historic high.