I enjoy both online poker and daily fantasy sports. Neither is perfect – there are certainly issues with each that I would like fixed (hey sites: call me, my consulting rates are competitive) – but both pastimes are a lot of fun and should be legalized and regulated across the United States. And they both constitute gambling. Thus, it vexes me that DFS, despite being the much less mature industry, has been gaining acceptance from lawmakers at an astronomically faster rate than online poker. Case in point: over the weekend, the New York legislature passed a bill that legalizes and…

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…