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Zynga confirms real-money expansion plans
Zynga has confirmed that the company is ready to enter the real-money gaming market after having focused on free-to-play games for years.
The announcement was made by company CEO Mark Pincus and comes immediately after Zynga confirmed to be in talks with potential software suppliers for a new gambling platform.
Zynga has long been reported to be actively planning a real-money launch, but this week Pincus finally confirmed the rumors and said that his company are looking to begin offering the games already in "the first half of 2013."
"What we've said, and that we have to announce today, is that we have our first products in development and that we intend to release them in markets that are regulated and open, subject to our getting licensing," Pincus said according to Venture Beat.
In other words this means that Zynga will be looking to expand its current offering outside the U.S. initially, focusing on regulated markets in for instance Europe.
Zynga earlier this year also launched its own separate online gaming platform, allowing the company to offer games outside the Facebook domain.
It is thought this stand-alone platform will make up the backbone of Zynga's real-money gaming venture once the project is finally launched.
The announcement was made by company CEO Mark Pincus and comes immediately after Zynga confirmed to be in talks with potential software suppliers for a new gambling platform.
Zynga has long been reported to be actively planning a real-money launch, but this week Pincus finally confirmed the rumors and said that his company are looking to begin offering the games already in "the first half of 2013."
"What we've said, and that we have to announce today, is that we have our first products in development and that we intend to release them in markets that are regulated and open, subject to our getting licensing," Pincus said according to Venture Beat.
In other words this means that Zynga will be looking to expand its current offering outside the U.S. initially, focusing on regulated markets in for instance Europe.
Zynga earlier this year also launched its own separate online gaming platform, allowing the company to offer games outside the Facebook domain.
It is thought this stand-alone platform will make up the backbone of Zynga's real-money gaming venture once the project is finally launched.
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206
10 months ago
I played on this site the other day just to see the format because of an earlier article and it is kind of fun. Is this article saying that they aren't interested in the U.S. market? Cause thats kind of a bummer if thats true.. Maybe they will work their way toward the U.S. market.
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8 months ago
Oww...great idea, well thought...!!!
and it will be fun to play it in real money, players that are used to play that way dont want to know bout wasting their time on play-money games, i know that entertaiment is important too, but for grow up people (
) the real money games are way more interesting ....
at least i think so.....;)
and it will be fun to play it in real money, players that are used to play that way dont want to know bout wasting their time on play-money games, i know that entertaiment is important too, but for grow up people (
) the real money games are way more interesting ....at least i think so.....;)
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8 months ago
So there is confirmation on zynga? i heard about this site along time ago..never really tried to dl the software or even get involved....i always thought it was 1 of those play money site and honestly even play low stakes cash isnt fun...i just dont see the fun in playing play chips.....but for a real money site that it looks like its goin to be...thats a good sign i guess...seems that there is a site coming up everyday....i believe there should only be a few regulated sites out there to stop the reckless stuff that is being brought to the online poker community!
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