UK-listed online gambling operator 888 Holdings has inked a prospective online gambling tie-up with Pennsylvania’s Mount Airy Casino Resort.
On Wednesday, eGR North America reported that the deal would be done via the All-American Poker Network (AAPN), the joint venture of 888 and hedge fund Avenue Capital, which is currently in operation in neighboring New Jersey. 888 is the only operator currently doing business in all three US regulated online gambling states, supplying technology for Caesars Interactive Entertainment’s WSOP.com site in Nevada and also for the Delaware Lottery.
AAPN executive chairman David Licht told USPoker.com that the deal had been in the works for over a year. Licht said Mount Airy’s management and ownership were “very supportive” of online gambling, which made the marriage “a very easy match.”
The AAPN deal is the third such tie-up in Pennsylvania, following the pairing of GameAccount Network and Parx Casino, plus Bwin.party’s alleged deal with an as yet unidentified casino partner.