Poker News – Another online poker bill has been introduced in New York. Five weeks after Republican State Sen. John Bonacic introduced S 6913, a bill that would allow certain interactive poker games, to the New York Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon) has introduced A09509 in the state assembly. The purpose of the bill, which is strikingly similar to its Senate counterpart, is “to authorize the New York State Gaming Commission to license certain entities to offer for play to the public certain variants of internet poker which require a significant degree of skill, specifically ‘Omaha Hold’em’…

iGaming Business – Hosting provider Continent 8 Technologies has confirmed the opening of a new data centre in the US state of New Jersey. The Atlantic City facility will enable Continent 8 to offer its full suite of hosting and managed service offerings to the regulated market. In addition to standard co-location and managed service offerings, Continent 8 will also offer customers its DDoS Prevention and Cloud Backup services. The new facility will become Continent 8’s tenth data centre, with the firm also having other sites in locations such as London, Gibraltar and Malta. The opening of the new centre comes…

Online Poker Report – A critical report released today on the future of Pennsylvania’s gambling industry should give proponents of regulated online gambling cause for optimism. The report – entitled “The Current Condition and Future Viability of Casino Gaming in Pennsylvania” – was presented this morning to Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. Pennsylvania lawmakers mandated the creation of the report, produced by Econsult Solutions, back in December 2013. So what exactly about the report augurs well for regulated online poker and casino coming to the Keystone State? After surveying industry experts, casino owners, existing research and comparable markets to…

The Intralot USA arm of Greek-owned gaming and lottery operator Intralot has entered into a new partnership with software provider Pariplay. Under the agreement, Pariplay will integrate its instant win and scratch games into thousands of Intralot’s TAP-IT video lottery terminals stationed across in the US in casinos in Ohio, Idaho and Washington DC. Both parties have also confirmed that they will also work together to leverage Pariplay’s offerings and roll out additional programs to help engage new markets and grow the business as a whole. Gil Lisani, chief executive officer of Pariplay, said the firm is “honoured” to have…

Irish independent bookmaker Boyle Sports has agreed a deal to become a sponsor of the Irish Greyhound Derby through to 2016. Boyle Sports struck the initial three-year deal with the Irish Greyhound Board governing body. Under the agreement, Boyle Sports will also serve as the official betting partner of the IGB. In addition, the bookmaker will continue its support of next month’s Race of Champions at Kingdom Stadium, Tralee. The IGB deal comes shortly after Boyle Sports served as the title sponsor of the 2014 Irish Grand National horse racing event. Boyle Sports owner John Boyle said: “Every year we…

iGaming Business – UK-based interactive gaming company NetPlayTV has announced that its SuperCasino.com brand will again serve as the headline sponsor of UK reality television programmes Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother for a second consecutive year. Big Brother 2014 will begin in June while Celebrity Big Brother 2014 is scheduled for broadcast later this year. Both programmes will air on UK commercial broadcaster Channel Five. The advertising deal, which will begin in June and run for approximately 14 weeks, will see SuperCasino.com branded bumpers appear from 9pm onwards on all Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother television, online and…