Greg Roselli: The Philadelphila 76ers and New Jersey Devils are the first organizations to be sponsored by an Online Gaming website. This marks a huge step for Online Gambling and Gaming sites.

1. The
Philadelphia
76ers
and
New
Jersey
Devils
have
signed
a
multi-­‐year
marketing
contract
with
a
unit
of
Gibraltar-­‐based
partypoker,
a
unit
of
Bwin.Party
Digital
entertainment.
The
deal
makes
the
teams
the
first
in
the
U.S.
to
contract
with
an
online
gaming
provider
following
its
legalization
in
New
Jersey,
Delaware
and
Nevada
(poker-­‐only).
The
deal
will
make
partypoker
the
official
online
gaming
sponsor
of
the
Devils,
Sixers
and
the
Prudential
Center
in
Newark,
NJ
(home
of
the
Devils);
and
per
the
article,
the
agreement
is
worth
$10
million
(sourced
to
a
“person
with
direct
knowledge
of
the
deal).
“This
is
our
flag
in
the
ground
that
we
do
things
differently,
”
Sixers,
Devils
and
Prudential
Center
CEO
Scott
O’Neil
told
the
media.
“We’re
looking
for
groundbreaking
opportunities
with
companies
willing
to
take
chances.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-­‐01-­‐08/76ers-­‐devils-­‐sign-­‐u-­‐s-­‐based-­‐teams-­‐first-­‐
gambling-­‐sponsorship.html