Phil Ivey Brand Ambassador for Tribal Online Poker

Professional poker player Phil Ivey is set to be the front man for a joint venture between the Pala Band of Mission Indians and former bwin.party CEO Jim Ryan, PokerFuse PRO has learned. The new entity, Pala Interactive, plans to offer online poker and casino games in California upon regulation within the state. And though the deal is currently limited to potential offerings in California, the agreement could be extended beyond the state at a later date. Pala Interactive is slated to use software provided by Realtime Edge Software (RTE), a company that lists bwin.party, GTECH, RocketFrog and ClubWPT among…