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Outcry over 'child-friendly' Facebook gambling app
Bingo Friendzy, developed by the British online gambling company Gamesys, was introduced on Facebook this morning. It allows players to stake cash in 90 bingo and slot machine games.  Facebook Online5/14/2013
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Facebook gaming may violate consumer rights
(Taiwan) -- The Consumers' Foundation (CF) is raising awareness among Facebook gamers of the agreements they accept before playing, as many terms and conditions may...
4/4/2013
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French startup is bridging the gap between gaming and gambling
(UK) -- Facebook casino games are two a virtual penny, but what if you could bet and win hard cash on the social network? French entrepreneur Nadya Jahan is letting...
2/22/2013
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Caesars Interactive launches WSOP game on Facebook
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Interactive Entertainment has joined forced with Electronic Arts to launch a World Series of Poker-branded game for Facebook.
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Ladbrokes ready to gamble on social media with Facebook betting games
(UK) -- Ladbrokes on Thursday hinted it could join the world of social media and launch betting games on Facebook. ‘Social media is here to stay,’ the...
2/13/2013
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LEGAL BLOG: Facebook Takes Steps to Expand Presence in Real Money Gaming
(USA) -- Facebook is quickly expanding its real money gaming platform. Net Entertainments has signed a license agreement with Bonza Gaming, which is a joint venture...
1/31/2013
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Facebook will host online casino games
(UK) -- Facebook could soon become a hub for online casino gaming, experts have suggested. Already hosting popular online games, such as Farmville, the social media...
1/22/2013
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Facebook’s Fastest Growing Online Casino Reaches One Million Active Users
(USA) -- Social Facebook app High 5 Casino has passed the one million mark for active users to become the fastest growing online casino on the world’s largest...
12/19/2012
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Facebook to offer real money casino games under new deal
(UK) -- Facebook has caused controversy by offering real money Las Vegas-style casino games under a new deal with gaming company 888.
12/15/2012
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Real money gambling app embarrasses Facebook
(UK) -- After the IPO debacle, the latest arrangement of Facebook with 888 Holdings to allow its users to gamble using real money in UK has not served any good purpose...
12/14/2012
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888 Partners with Facebook to Offer Real Money Gaming in UK
(UK) -- According to a recent PokerNews report, 888 Holdings Plc, the renowned international online gaming operator who owns the popular online poker brand 888 Poker,...
12/13/2012
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888 to Launch Real-Money Gambling on Facebook
(UK) -- Facebook has announced a new deal with 888 Holdings, one of the largest online gambling operators, to provide online gaming through the social network.
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Facebook accused of fostering a generation of gamblers
(UK) -- Facebook is accused of many ills, from inadequately protecting personal data to increasing commercialisation, but now a new complaint has entered that list...
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Facebook Looks to Real-Money Gambling With 888
(UK) -- Facebook is about to extend its reach into the world of real-money gambling, following a its new deal with 888 Holdings to offer online, bingo, casino and slot...
12/12/2012
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Facebook casino gambles with children, say critics
(UK) -- The social networking giant entered into the agreement with 888 Holdings, the online gaming company, to offer bingo, casino and Las Vegas-style slot games to...
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Fury at Facebook online casinos: Social network is 'tempting young to gamble' with new betting games
(UK) -- Facebook has been accused of creating ‘tomorrow’s generation of problem gamblers’ by rolling out real money casino games.
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888, Facebook Enter Deal to Offer Real Money Gambling
(UK) -- Online gambling firm 888 Holdings has inked a deal with Facebook to offer real money gambling on the world’s largest social network platform, becoming the...
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Facebook takes a gamble on 888 casino deal
(UK) -- Facebook is expanding its efforts to introduce real-money gaming to millions of British users after announcing a deal with the online gambling company 888...
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Facebook Doubles Down on Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Back in August, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) moved into the online gambling space. It struck a deal with UK operator Gamesys, which launched an app called...
12/4/2012
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Best Casino Games of 2012
(USA) -- That sound you hear is exactly what the Scorpions told us about back in the 80s: The wind of change. It seems like just a matter of time until players...
12/2/2012
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IGT's DoubleDown Social Gaming Casino
(USA) -- If you're a fan of social media, Facebook, twitter and the like, and like to play casino games online, them IGT have developed a real treat for you. Casino...
11/24/2012
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Social Gambling Moving at Light Speed
(UK) -- The online gambling industry is always looking for ways to attract customers to the fold. The way some operators have approached the process is to get potential...
11/23/2012
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The DeanBeat: How Gamesys is pioneering real-money gambling on Facebook in the U.K.
(UK) -- When Facebook announced recently the first real-money gambling game on the social network in the United Kingdom, it was a big occasion because it opened up a...
11/3/2012
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Facebook bingo ads approved despite complaints they would appeal to children
(UK) -- Complaints that a gambling application on social networking site Facebook would appeal to children have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority.
10/31/2012
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Facebook Sued as Social Game Monopolist
(Delaware) -- Facebook monopolizes the virtual-currency and payment-processing markets by forcing social-game developers to use its service, Kickflip claims in a federal...
10/23/2012
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Facebook Tries to Extort $10,000 from Gambling Fan Pages
(USA) -- Facebook demands $10k a month for gambling fan pages and introduces a $30,000 minimum ad spending limit. According to a correspondence leaked on gaming forum...
9/5/2012
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Virtual sports bets available on Facebook
(California) -- A San Francisco company is partnering with social-games giant Zynga to launch a Facebook game that lets players place virtual bets on sports teams.
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Virtual sports betting comes to Facebook
(California) -- As president of a company that just came out with a game on Facebook called "Sports Casino," Matthew Cullen is surprisingly OK with the...
8/31/2012
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Can Facebook Really Verify Ages for Online Casino Games?
(USA) -- It has been confirmed that Facbook is going to release a new application that would allow players to gamble real money on casino games. This app is only going...
8/29/2012
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888 Wants Apart Of Real Money Gaming on FB Social Network
(UK) -- Gamesys has already made deals with Facebook in which they have become the first to offer real money games on the social network with Bingo and Slots Friendzy...
8/22/2012
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Facebook enters gambling arena
(UK) -- You may never have to set foot in a land-based casino again – that is if you are in the UK and use Facebook – the world’s No 1 social network....
8/16/2012
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Slot games on Friendzy attract diehard fans
(UK) -- In reality, a lot of players in Vegas casinos are pursuing slot machine games which are played for lower stakes but which are just as exciting. Slot machines, or...
8/13/2012
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Facebook dips its toe in online gambling waters
(Washington D.C.) -- Facebook is placing a big bet on Internet gambling, but it’s one critics warn it might not be able to cover.
8/12/2012
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Facebook’s Real Money Gambling, PokerStars $225m Payday & Casino Bonuses
(USA) -- Wow, I really lost track of time this morning playing Scarface online slots…that darn game is addicting! I guess I was hoping that the world would be...
8/11/2012
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Facebook Gambling App 'Bingo Friendzy' Gives Hackers Reason to Attack
(UK) -- Not many days have passed since Facebook launched its first ever real-cash gambling app, Bingo Friendzy, and naysayers are already having a field day pulling it...
8/10/2012
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MARKET WATCH: Facebook rolls the dice on revenue growth
(UK) -- Facebook (FB) has been under pressure to improve its revenue prospects. Now, it has borrowed an approach that has proven profitable for casino companies and many...
8/9/2012
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Facebook Launch Real Money Bingo Game
(UK) -- Facebook has launched its first real money gambling game. As of this week UK members of Facebook will be able to play real money bingo and these will soon be...
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Facebook's gamble on the future
(UK) -- It's genius. Starting here in the UK, Facebook has launched an experiment with online gambling by unleashing a real-money gambling app. Like I've always...
8/8/2012
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Facebook controls in place to ensure responsible gaming
(UK) -- Less than one day the official announcement more details are emerging about the first real money gaming product to appear on Facebook. Gamesys, Jackpotjoy gaming...
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Facebook Move Will Spur Regulator Scrutiny, Say Lawyers [sub req'd]
(UK) -- As Facebook launches its first real-money gambling app in the UK, experts believe the move will put social gaming “back on the radar” for regulators.
8/7/2012
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Bingo! Facebook Gambles On Games Using Real Money, Not Credits, To Engage Users
(UK) -- For the last three quarters, Facebook has been struggling to move the needle on its payments business, but today a new game has launched that could provide a...
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Facebook allows online gambling on platform overseas
(UK) -- Facebook will allow users in Britain to wager real money on its service, opening its doors to gambling for the first time as revenue growth slows at the world...
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Facebook allows U.K. developer to launch real-money gambling app on platform
(UK) -- Online gambling company Gamesys today launches Bingo Friendzy for Facebook, the first casino title to incorporate real-money play on the social network.
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Facebook Debuts Real-Money Bingo In UK [sub req'd]
(UK) -- Facebook has taken the long-awaited plunge into real-money gambling, staking a claim in the UK market with an application called Bingo & Slots Friendzy. For...
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Facebook slammed for game that allows visitors to gamble with REAL money
(UK) -- Users of Facebook will be able to gamble on the site after the social networking giant introduced a game that can only be played using real money.
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Facebook takes a gamble with online gambling in the UK
(UK) -- You may never have to set foot in a casino again - if you're in the U.K. Facebook has begun to allow U.K. users to wager real money on the social media...
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Facebook's first real-cash gambling app launched
(UK) -- A real-money gambling app has been launched on Facebook - the social network's first. Developed by London-based online gambling operator Gamesys, the Bingo...
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Outcry over 'child-friendly' Facebook gambling app
(UK) -- Bingo Friendzy, developed by the British online gambling company Gamesys, was introduced on Facebook this morning. It allows players to stake cash in 90 bingo...
8/6/2012
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Facebook ventures into online gambling
(USA) -- Facebook is venturing into the world of online gambling with the launch of its first application where punters can stake real money.
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