3: Barrels of pure value including a former professional poker player winning an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a reminder that New Hampshire is seeking an online gambling future, and Rotoworld sponsor Poker Night in America’s King of the Hill.

Poker is boring, but it doesn’t have to be.

Ken Cheng, a professional poker player, and comedian, from the UK, won the 10th Annual Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this week.

Cheng spent a year studying maths at Cambridge University, before deciding to pursue a career as a professional poker player, while, at the same time, trying to build his reputation as a comedian.