Poker News – On Monday, Jan. 13, John Brennan reported on NorthJersey.com that online poker site 888.com, one of the online gaming operators licencesed in New Jersey, offered New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks $88,800 to legally change his name to 888.com. The offer comes less than a week after the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils announced a groundbreaking partnership with partypoker.com. “We’re excited that 888.com is up and running in New Jersey,” said 888 Holdings CEO Brian Mattingley. “As we consider 888 to be the premier gaming site in the Garden State, we thought it…