Pursuits
MGM, Boyd Gaming Form Online Poker Venture With Bwin.Party
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MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp., preparing for the U.S. to legalize online poker, agreed to form a venture with the biggest listed Internet gambling company, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc.
Bwin.Party, based in Gibraltar, will contribute technology and its PartyPoker and World Poker Tour brands to a new company that will be owned by all three. The U.S.-based company will offer online poker to U.S. players should it become legal, the companies said in separate statements.