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Zynga stock closes higher than IPO price for first time
After more than a month of public trading, San Francisco social-gaming company Zynga on Friday finally ended a trading session with a stock price higher than what original investors paid in its initial public offering.  Zynga5/13/2013
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Tongue-Tied At Social Gaming
(Wall Street) -- Zynga's trouble underlines the difficulties with social gaming. The publisher behind games like FarmVille and Words with Friends recently reported...
5/6/2013
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Looking for a comeback, Zynga doubles down on FarmVille
(California) -- In the past 12 months, Zynga has struggled with a contracting player base, a deflated stock price and waves of layoffs. Now it is coming to terms with...
5/5/2013
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King Overtakes Zynga as Largest Social Network
(USA) -- Zynga is no longer the largest social network as King has announced a larger number of daily active users. Zynga said recently that it has 52 million daily...
5/1/2013
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Zynga turnaround may ride on lady luck: Online gambling
(California) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus may have an ace up his sleeve after all to save the troubled social games company he founded.
4/30/2013
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BLOG: With online gambling legal in Nevada, door opens for Zynga and others
(Nevada) -- Ultimate Poker became the first legal online gaming service in the U.S. today - at least in Nevada.
4/25/2013
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Ahead of the Bell: Zynga's 1Q results
(New York) -- Zynga' s first-quarter results will likely exceed Wall Street's expectations — but mainly because of the company's conservative guidance...
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What’s the Matter With Zynga?
(New York) -- This was supposed to be a story about a guy building a highly anticipated mobile game. Instead, it’s a story about a multi-billion-dollar Internet...
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Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Struggling To Survive Till The US Legalizes Online Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Creator of FarmVille, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has exceeded the expectations of analysts yesterday when it reported a profit of 1 cent per share. Wall...
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Zynga stock plunges as mobile transition seems a long way off
(California) -- Shares of Zynga fell 10 percent in early trading Thursday after the San Francisco game maker forecast a bigger-than-expected second-quarter loss on...
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Zynga's Surprise Profit Overshadowed by Gloomy Signs
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc. ZNGA -6.89% eked out a surprise profit in the first quarter, but sales fell 18% amid signs of declining interest from the online game maker...
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Zynga’s UK Online Gambling Venture Fails to Sustain Boost as Stock Prices Plummet
(UK) -- The launching of Zynga’s online gambling venture in UK earlier this month, held a promise of boosting Zynga’s stock prices. However, online casinos...
4/20/2013
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Zynga Slots Sees Huge Growth on Facebook
(UK) -- Zynga seems to have found success with its new Zynga Slots game as for the second week in a row the Zynga slots has been the fastest growing game on Facebook.
4/17/2013
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Zynga Inc (ZNGA) Launches New Free Card Game
(California) -- Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) recently launched a new free card battler game called War of the Fallen. The game is currently available on Apple’s (NASDAQ...
4/9/2013
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Could Zynga Rise to Its Former Glory?
(Wall Street) -- Let me start by admitting that I've never been fond of Zynga from an investment standpoint. While its games might be mildly entertaining, I've...
4/8/2013
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Zynga Poised For Supporting Role In U.S. Internet Gambling
(USA) -- As Zynga eyes further opportunities in real-money Internet gambling, industry experts believe the company’s role is likely to be limited in the United...
4/7/2013
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Zynga Is Losing Its Zing
(USA) -- Zynga's (ZNGA) shares got a shot of adrenaline on 3rd April, with its shares increasing 12% to $3.45 as it debuted its first real-money gambling website in...
4/6/2013
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Head of Zynga Studio Leaves His Job
(USA) -- It has been announced that the head of social media gaming giant Zynga, Dan Porter, will be leaving the company. The post will be filled by Sean Kelly, who...
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Zynga names investor John Doerr to board of directors
(USA) -- Zynga Inc has named John Doerr, a general partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, to its board, the online gaming company said...
4/5/2013
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Zynga Plus Money Casino launches in the UK
(UK) -- Wednesday April 3 was a big day for Zynga Plus Poker as it became available to online players in the United Kingdom. The company is offering UK players a chance...
4/4/2013
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Can Zynga Rob the Casinos?
(UK) -- Is Zynga about to pull off the great casino robbery? The online game company launched Zynga Plus Casino and Zynga Plus Poker on Wednesday, allowing people in the...
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Real-money online gambling launch sends Zynga stock price surging
(UK) -- On 4 April, Zynga launched its online poker and casino games in the United Kingdom, the first proof that the company's previously announced pivot away from...
4/3/2013
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Forget Gambling: Zynga Has a New Hit
(UK) -- Shares of Zynga popped 11% higher this morning, and it's easy to see why. Months after announcing a partnership for real-money gambling in the U.K. with Bwin...
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Zynga shares set to open higher on internet gambling launch
(UK) -- Shares of Zynga Inc were set to open about 11 percent higher, a day after the online game publisher said it will begin real-money gambling through poker and...
4/2/2013
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Zynga launches 'real money' online casino games in the UK
(UK) -- Zynga has become one of the more ubiquitous purveyors of online games and it's also well known for its free to play mobile games — now it hopes to...
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Zynga loses former head of 'Draw Something' creator OMGPop
(California) -- The head of Zynga's New York studio has left the social gaming company a year after its $180 million purchase of his mobile game start-up failed to...
3/21/2013
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Zynga: Business Model Explained
(California) -- For investors who are not familiar with Zynga's (NASDAQ: ZNGA) business model, I will describe it in detail with the Business Model Canvas. The...
3/14/2013
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Zynga Inc (ZNGA) Beaten Up By Glu Mobile In ‘Real-Money Gambling’
(UK) -- Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) was beaten by Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) by becoming the first traditional game company to launch a real money gambling game in the...
3/13/2013
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Zynga Gambles on Reinvention
(California) -- After a catastrophic 2012, during which Zynga lost revenue, staff, IPs and consumer confidence, the ailing social game maker's fortunes finally seem...
3/12/2013
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Online gambling deals boost Zynga, Glu
(Wall Street) -- Zynga's stock has soared 59% so far this year, following a foray into online gambling overseas. Shares of rival Glu Mobile jumped 18% Tuesday after...
3/11/2013
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Zynga Rises on Speculation Yahoo Might Consider Buyout
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc., the biggest maker of online social games, climbed to the highest price since July on speculation that Yahoo! Inc. might consider buying the...
3/5/2013
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Zynga Inc’s transition to online gambling could be hurt by new US online gambling laws
(California) -- Zynga Inc’s attempts to enter real-money gambling may be held back by US laws, which favor existing casinos, according to Bloomberg. So far, 3 US...
3/4/2013
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Casinos Pose Threat To Zynga Inc’s Online Gaming
(California) -- Zynga Inc is facing hurdles in its bid to offer real money gambling as states like New Jersey legalize internet betting but enact conditions that mainly...
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Facebook And Zynga: Partners In Gambling?
(Wall Street) -- In December we first talked about Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) being very undervalued and why investors should look to investing in the stock. In this article...
3/1/2013
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Why Zynga is Overvalued with or without Online Poker
(Wall Street) -- Let's be frank: Zynga's current batch of online gaming properties doesn't justify the company's current market cap. Zynga's gaming...
2/28/2013
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Understanding the Impact of Online Gambling
(Wall Street) -- When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Signed Legislation approving the legalization of online gambling, he said he was looking to help the struggling...
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Betting on Zynga and legal online gambling
(California) -- In the movie “The Color of Money,” Paul Newman tells us why people gamble on everything from the Super Bowl to how long it will take for a...
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Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)’s Shareholders Double Down On Gambling Plans
(California) -- Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) once appeared to be a video game company that was try its hand in the world of gambling. However, as days are passing by and...
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Zynga Inc. (ZNGA), Gambling Stocks Up As NJ Approves Online Gambling
(California) -- Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) shares are up 5 percent after New Jersey approved online gambling. Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:CZR) rose 2 percent and...
2/26/2013
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Nevada online gaming path opens up for Zynga
(Wall Street) -- The online social games maker giant Zynga Inc steadily climbed by 7.5 percent as the possibility of legalization of web-based real-money gambling in U.S...
2/25/2013
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Game maker Zynga cutting workers, offices
(California) -- Zynga said Monday that it was cutting about 30 employees and closing or consolidating offices in Baltimore, New York and Texas as the social game maker...
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Zynga Shares Surge 10% on Job Cuts, Gambling Legislation
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Zynga roared 10% higher on Monday following the recent passage of an interstate online poker law in Nevada and the game maker's plans to...
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Zynga will bring online gambling to the masses, Pincus says
(California) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said the company is not trying to cash in on the existing hardcore gambling market with its foray into online gambling in the U.K....
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SEEKING ALPHA: Zynga's Valuation Amid Changing Online Gambling Markets
(Wall Street) -- I published an article last week on Zynga (ZNGA) that focused on the progression of online gambling legislation.
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SEEKING ALPHIA: Zynga Cuts Costs As It Focuses On Online Gambling And Potential Capital Appreciation
(Wall Street) -- I recently wrote this article in which I decided to add Zynga (ZNGA) to the Young and Restless Retirement portfolio. At the time, the shares were...
2/22/2013
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Will Zynga Go All In for Online Real-Money Gambling?
(California) -- Beleaguered game publisher Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) received some love from investors on Friday. Shares climbed over 6 percent in morning trading on...
2/16/2013
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Zynga Shares Jump Thanks to Progress in New Jersey
(Wall Street) -- Social game developer Zynga’s stock rose after it became apparent that there is a high chance of Governor Chris Christie legalising online...
2/10/2013
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FORBES: Zynga's Shares Rise As Legal US Online Gambling Is Mooted
(Wall Street) -- I have a very cynical indeed friend who works in The City of London. This is our equivalent of Wall Street. And he was involved in the funding, creation...
2/9/2013
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Zynga Shares Soar 11 Percent as New Jersey Moves Closer to Online Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Zynga’s stock is seeing its first big leap in more than six months, fueled by a decent fourth-quarter report and evidence that online gambling is...
2/4/2013
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Zynga Is Going All-In With Real Money Gaming
(USA) -- With the rapidly approaching earnings call for the final quarter of 2012, all eyes will be on Zynga (ZNGA) tomorrow. Without expecting too much change in its...
1/31/2013
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Are Zynga's Days Numbered?
(Wall Street) -- Next week, February 5th, Zynga (ZNGA) will be reporting its earnings for the final quarter of 2012. Whether good or bad, there's no denying that...
1/29/2013
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Zynga: Ready For Real-Money Games And Improving On The Cost Side
(Wall Street) -- Zynga is a leading provider of social game services with 240M average monthly active users over 175 countries. In late November, 2012, Zynga and...
1/17/2013
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Zynga Elite Slots out today on Facebook
(USA) -- Zynga launched Elite Slots on Facebook today, the latest title to join its growing stable of casino games. A follow-up to its already popular Zynga Slots, the...
1/16/2013
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Betable Nabs The Guy Behind Zynga’s Recent Deal To Enter Real-Money Gaming
(California) -- Betable, a San Francisco-based startup that makes it easier for casino-style game developers to offer players real money bets instead of virtual currency...
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Zynga; From Social Gaming to Real Money Gaming
(Wall Street) -- It has been little over a year since social gaming company Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) stock completed its IPO. Investors’ interest in social media and...
1/11/2013
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ZyngaPlusCasino brings real money gambling to the UK this year
(California) -- We already knew that Zynga has fallen in love with the idea of real money gambling, and wants to bring it to the US. We also already knew that Zynga...
1/8/2013
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Zynga’s Online Gambling Ambitions Bolstered by its Patent Portfolio
(Wall Street) -- Last February, just prior to Facebook’s highly anticipated IPO, Envision IP analyzed the US patent holdings of various social networking companies...
1/2/2013
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Zynga Tries Its Hand at Online Gambling
(California) -- It's been a rough year for Zynga. Faced with plunging stock and revenues, the San Francisco-based social gaming company laid off employees and...
12/31/2012
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Zynga Games Get Axed To Cut Costs At Flailing Company
(California) -- Social games publisher Zynga Inc confirmed on Monday that it has carried out 11 of the planned shutdowns of 13 game titles, with "Petville"...
12/26/2012
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Zynga Japan to Close While Gambling Sites Launch
(Japan) -- It’s been a mixed week for Zynga, on one hand the company has announced the closure of its Japanese operations, on the other the company has launched a...
12/25/2012
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Go Slots: Slot machines meet home design on Facebook and Zynga.com
(California) -- Let's face it: slot machine games, at their core, aren't very exciting. Regardless of how many different themes developers place on the spinning...
12/23/2012
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Zynga's Online Gambling Landing Page Introduced
(UK) -- Zynga the social network game provider has launched landing pages that are the precursors to real money online gambling in the United Kingdom.
12/21/2012
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The First Signs of Zynga’s Online Gambling Efforts Go Live in the U.K.
(UK) -- Zynga is close to launching its real-money gaming efforts in the U.K., according to two landing pages launched today.
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Zynga slips 3% as Internet casinos move in
(California) -- Zynga shareholders are cashing out their chips as lady luck appears destined for Atlantic City. Shares of Zynga today slid 3% as the prospects of real...
12/16/2012
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Farmville creator stakes its future on casino-style games
(UK) -- In Zynga’s cavernous headquarters, a converted shopping mall in San Francisco, engineers are hard at work on a suite of new gambling sites.
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Zynga readies new breed of casino-style games to arrest decline
(California) -- Zynga, the social gaming firm behind hit titles such as Farmville and Words with Friends, is gearing up to launch a new breed of gambling sites which...
12/13/2012
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Zynga builds on casino-style play with Elite Slots
(USA) -- Facebook games pioneer Zynga on Wednesday said it was expanding its casino-style offerings with an "Elite Slots" title that weaves social and story...
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Zynga’s Soon to Be Released Elite Slots, A Social Gaming Slot
(California) -- It’s not only Santa that’s coming soon, but here comes Zynga, the social money maker, as plans to launch a new slots game with vampires,...
12/12/2012
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Will Gambling Save Zynga?
(Wall Street) -- Over the past year, Zynga has been methodically losing at its own game. Shareholders as of Dec. 16, 2011, have watched 73% of their investment go down...
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Zynga Bringing Free Slots to Facebook First Before Gambling Takes Hold
(California) -- Casino games, like poker and slots, make up one of the most popular categories on Facebook — even though players never get to cash out their...
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Zynga Elite Slots Is One Part Slot Machine, One Part Massively Multiplayer Boss Raid
(Australia) -- The problem with most slot machine video games is a failure to capture the thrill of winning big in the middle of a crowded casino. Launching soon on...
12/11/2012
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Gaming or Gambling - Where Will Zynga Land?
(California) -- Over the last year, Zynga, long time social gaming developer has fallen off the revenue horse and dropped from a private, Pre-Initial Public Offering (...
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BLOG: Are Zynga Shares Worth Buying For Online Gambling Prospects?
(Wall Street) -- Last week, social gaming company Zynga (ZNGA) announced it had filed papers with the Nevada Gaming Control Board in a step towards online gambling. News...
12/9/2012
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Online gamer Zynga asks Nevada for deal on gaming
(New York) -- Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market.
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Will Zynga Emerge As A Gaming Company Or Gambling Company?
(California) -- There is more than a bit of schadenfreude among longtime insiders in the gaming industry at Zynga’s performance over the last year.
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Zynga Rolls Dice on Real-Money Gambling
(California) -- In a bid to rejuvenate its business, online game company Zynga has filed an application for a license with the Nevada Gaming Control Board asking for a...
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Zynga: Lucky No. 7?
(California) -- Can gambling save Zynga? Will the Powers-that-be allow it? Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) pulls a Hail Mary pass and traders pushed up shares of its stock on Vegas...
12/7/2012
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Social gaming giant Zynga seeks suitability from Nevada regulators
(Nevada) -- Social gaming giant Zynga Inc. filed an application for a preliminary finding of suitability with Nevada gaming regulators earlier this week as the San...
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Zynga Applies For A Gambling License And Eyes New Revenue Stream
(Nevada) -- It has been a busy few days for the social game maker Zynga. The company has officially filed papers with the Nevada Gaming Control Board for a gaming...
12/6/2012
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Can Online Poker Save Zynga? $417B Global Gambling Market Throws Pincus A Risky Lifeline
(Nevada) -- Can online poker save Zynga? That seems to be the question investors were looking to answer on Thursday as the embattled social gaming company saw its stock...
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MOTLEY FOOL: Zynga's Last Desperate Gamble
(Wall Street) -- Let's face it, Zynga fans. You're just waiting for the day when FarmVille and Zynga Poker are replaced by FarmYourWallet and regular poker, with...
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With Nevada Bid, Zynga Gambles On U.S. Real-Money Market [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada is set to assess whether social gaming giant Zynga is suitable for an Internet gambling license, but regulators there have no plans to introduce rules...
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Zynga files application seeking suitability finding from Nevada
(Nevada) -- Social gaming giant Zynga Inc. filed an application for a preliminary finding of suitability with Nevada gaming regulators earlier this week as the San...
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Zynga moves to enter US gambling market
(Nevada) -- Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market.
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Zynga To Deliver Up To 33.7 Million Online Poker Players Into Nevada's Hands
(Nevada) -- Beleaguered Zynga Inc. has filed paperwork to be a player in Nevada’s upcoming online poker industry, one which will run intrastate if the feds don...
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Zynga's Online Gambling Fantasy Will Never Work
(Nevada) -- Mark Pincus, Zynga’s chief executive officer and co-founder, needs to draw an ace quickly. His company’s stock is down 74% this year and is one...
12/5/2012
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Zynga Eyes Ante Into Nevada Gambling Scene
(Nevada) -- Social games pioneer Zynga confirmed Wednesday that it has taken a baby step into real-money gaming in the state that is home to casino-rich Las Vegas.
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Zynga files for right to make real-money gambling games in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The big initials at Zynga these days are RMG. That stands for real-money online gambling, and the company just filed for the right to publish such games in...
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Zynga Makes First Move Towards Gambling In Nevada, Says Process Will Take More Than A Year
(Nevada) -- Zynga has applied for a “preliminary finding of suitability” from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which is the first step towards offering real-...
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Zynga takes the first step toward real money gambling in the U.S.
(Nevada) -- Real money online gambling isn't legal in the United States (yet), but Zynga's banking on the idea that it will be, and has taken its first step...
12/1/2012
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Facebook Changes Zynga’s Terms, Opens Fair Platform for Online Game Developers
(California) -- In the recent past, Zynga hasn't been doing too well, proof of which is the company's continuous stock decline. It has also resulted in Zynga...
11/29/2012
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Zynga shares plunge after updated agreement with Facebook
(New York) -- Zynga shares are falling in after-hours trading after the online game company and Facebook disclosed in government filings that they changed the terms of...
11/16/2012
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Zynga founder 'near tears' over fate of struggling online gaming company
(California) -- The founder of Zynga, the creater of popular Facebook games including ChefVille and Words with Friends, has reportedly been ‘near tears’ over...
11/10/2012
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Betable Forms Alliance to Compete with Zynga
(UK) -- The online gambling company Betable has joined with three other social gaming companies to form an alliance which they hope will be able to compete with Zynga as...
11/9/2012
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Zynga Partners with Bwin.pary for Social Gambling
(California) -- This week Zynga and bwin.party announced plans to form a partnership to produce real money poker and casino games for social media websites.
11/8/2012
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Zynga Real Money Poker Starting Early 2013
(UK) -- Social gaming behemoth Zynga recently announced a partnership with the world’s biggest listed gambling company Bwin.Party, that will see Zynga Poker...
10/29/2012
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Zynga is Now Betting on Gambling
(California) -- Zynga reported, as expected, a disappointing Q3 that brought sales of $316.6 million, up from $306.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, and a loss of...
10/28/2012
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Hacker Group Anonymous Has Threatened To Hurt Zynga And Facebook
(California) -- The hacker group that calls itself Anonymous posted a warning message to Zynga and Facebook today. The message says it will take Facebook down on...
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Zynga loses players, looks forward to an online casino empire
(California) -- Zynga may be losing players, but it's back on its investors' good sides after performing slightly better than expected last quarter and moving...
10/27/2012
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Zynga posts 3Q loss, shares jump after-hours
(New York) -- Battered shares of Zynga Inc. soared in after-hours trading Wednesday after the social gaming company posted stronger-than-expected revenue for the third...
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Zynga Rises as Game Maker Annouces Buyback, Gambling Deal
(California) -- Zynga Inc. (ZNGA), the biggest maker of social games, surged after posting third-quarter sales that topped analysts’ estimates and unveiling plans...
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Zynga’s Bringing Farmville to Online Gambling
(California) -- Shortly after firing about 150 people, Zynga has even better news for investors. It's getting into a sure-thing moneymaker, online gambling.
10/25/2012
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Zynga rises on share buyback
(Wall Street) -- Shares in Zynga rose more than 13 per cent in after-hours trading as it announced a $200m share buyback and its first step into real-money gaming.
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What does Zynga's move toward real money gambling mean? Not much...yet
(California) -- Zynga perked up its investors just a little bit yesterday when it announced that it would open up a virtual casino in the UK next year that allows its...
10/24/2012
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BLOG: Struggling Zynga cuts 5 percent of workforce, 13 older games
(Washington) -- A day before Zynga is scheduled to release third-quarter earnings that the company already warned would be down, the San Francisco social games developer...
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Zynga bets on mobile and gambling games
(California) -- Zynga's beleaguered stock was boosted on Wednesday by an earnings report that beat expectations and an opening ante into real-money casino games in...
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Zynga Explains Earnings Drought, Rallies Around Mobile Apps And Virtual Gambling -- With Real Cash
(California) -- Zynga's logo walked into the boardroom with its tail between its legs today as the company presented its third quarter earnings. On the call, CEO...
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Zynga and bwin.party to launch real money gambling games in UK
(UK) -- With Apple now allowing real money gambling games in the UK, Zynga is looking to make the most of the opportunity, signing an exclusive deal with bwin.party.
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Zynga bounces on real gambling hopes
(California) -- Investors were buoyed by news from Zynga, the downtrodden social-game maker, about its deal to offer online gambling for real money in the United Kingdom...
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Zynga Lands U.K. Partnership to Launch Real-Money Gaming Site
(California) -- Zynga is announcing a real-money gaming partnership today, which it likely is hoping will distract investors from its third-quarter earnings report that...
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Zynga loses players, looks forward to an online casino empire
(California) -- Zynga may be losing players, but it's back on its investors' good sides after performing slightly better than expected last quarter and moving...
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Zynga Makes Its First Move Into ‘Real Money’ Games, Partners With Casino Gaming Giant Bwin.Party
(California) -- I’ve a feeling we’re not in Farmville anymore. Zynga announced today its first concrete move into “real money” gaming, in other...
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Zynga Rolls Dice On Real Money Gaming In U.K.
(UK) -- Zynga today announced a partnership to offer real-money gaming in the U.K. in the first half of 2013 as it looks for new revenue opportunities to support its...
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Zynga, Survival at Stake, Beats Forecasts
(California) -- Zynga is putting all its chips on a game called survival. The company, which practically invented the notion of using Facebook as a games platform, is...
10/23/2012
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Report: Zynga shutters Boston, Austin, and Chicago studios, lays off over 100 employees
(California) -- While Apple was busy introducing new devices and updating its existing ones this morning, Facebook game creator Zynga was apparently relieving itself of...
10/13/2012
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Zynga Loses Former Poker Manager
(California) -- Zynga has lost another manager; this time is was Laurence Toney, the former general manager of Zynga Poker. During his three years at Zynga, Toney spent...
10/10/2012
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The exodus continues: Zynga Poker general manager quits
(California) -- As Zynga’s financial situation continues to deteriorate, its executive in charge of its poker game becomes the latest employee to walk out the door.
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Hard Times in FarmVille / Do Zynga’s troubles mark the end of the latest tech bubble?
(California) -- Nobody in Silicon Valley respects Zynga. Sure, the prolific developer of Facebook games has long been considered a “hot” startup, one that...
10/8/2012
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Zynga Bids Adieu to Another Manager
(California) -- The tech news day wouldn’t be complete without a report on more Zynga managers heading for the exits.
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Zynga’s Former General Manager of Poker Cashes in His Chips
(California) -- Wall Street gets excited whenever Zynga talks about the casino category because gambling could mean a whole new revenue stream for the social games...
10/6/2012
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App-titude: Zynga’s gambling problem
(California) -- Last night, Zynga wrote off $95 million from its purchase earlier in the year of OMGPOP, the New York City-based company behind the Words with Friends...
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Zynga: From Social Gaming To Gambling?
(Wall Street) -- Remember in 1999, when analysts were trying to invent all sorts of crazy models to try to explain why .coms had the valuations they had?
10/5/2012
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Zynga Announces Preliminary Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Lowers Outlook for Full Year 2012
(California) -- Zynga Inc., the world's leading provider of social game services, today announced certain preliminary financial results for its third quarter ended...
10/4/2012
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Zynga crashes after cutting outlook
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc. saw its problems deepen on Thursday afternoon, after the social game maker cut its forecast and wrote down about half the value of its high-...
9/14/2012
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Meet The Woman Who Has To Try And Save Zynga
(California) -- Zynga has said it wants to get into the gambling business—or "real-money gaming"—starting next year. To that end, it's...
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Zynga (ZNGA) Taps Online Gambling Exec to Run New Markets Operation
(California) -- Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) shares are trucking higher Friday morning, as the social gaming giant moves closer and closer to making a viable gambling network.
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Zynga Hires Online Gambling Exec in Real-Money Gaming Push
(California) -- Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) hired Maytal Olsha, a former online-gambling executive, as its chief operating officer of new markets, ahead of the game maker’s...
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Zynga Names Executive to Oversee Push Into Online Gambling
(California) -- Maytal Olsha will serve as COO of new markets at the company, which is known for such Facebook games as "FarmVille" and "Mafia Wars."
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Why Zynga Shares Surged
(Wall Street) -- What: Shares of social gamer Zynga (NAS: ZNGA) surged today by as much as 11%, after the company confirmed that it had hired a new executive to lead its...
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You Don’t Have to be a Shareholder to Gamble on Zynga Anymore
(California) -- Perhaps Zynga (ZNGA) should begin developing a game that allows users to guess which of their executives will leave next. If this was coupled with a game...
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Zynga Turns to Online Gambling
(California) -- After a further two executives left Zynga last week it seems that they are putting all their faith in online gambling. Zynga recently hired Maytal...
9/11/2012
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Zynga's biggest gamble yet
(California) -- With news of another pair of executives bolting from Zynga Monday, it seems time to start focusing on who's filling those increasingly empty seats,...
9/10/2012
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Zynga's Executive Exodus Is In Full Swing Now That Its Stock Has Cratered (ZNGA)
(California) -- When we asked a few gaming industry insiders who was on their "poach list" for Zynga executives, the response was pretty much the same from...
9/8/2012
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Zynga Looks At Mobile Gaming And Online Gambling To Diversify Earnings
(California) -- Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is expanding into mobile gaming and is looking to enter into real money online gambling. It recently tied up with Nokia to add Draw...
9/6/2012
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Zynga shows its cards, adds four more games to its platform
(California) -- Zynga unveiled four new games at a press event tonight designed to show developers why they should be turning to its newly launched gaming platform.
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Zynga's Online Gambling Opportunity is Limited
(Wall Street) -- Much has been made of Zynga's oline gambling potential, but "don't bet the farm" said Evercore Partners ' Ken Sena.
9/5/2012
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Can 'FarmVille 2' save struggling Zynga?
(California) -- Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of "FarmVille,...
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First Israeli company teams with Zynga
(California) -- Just as the new season in the European football leagues gets underway, social games company Zynga is gaining a first foothold in this area through a...
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RocketPlay Betting on Zynga to Bring Its Virtual Sports Casino to Facebook
(California) -- RocketPlay has partnered with Zynga to bring its virtual sports betting game to Facebook. The concept is similar to a sportsbook in Las Vegas, where fans...
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Zynga backs sports-betting game Sports Casino
(California) -- Zynga made its move into the social gambling market a couple of months ago. With today's announcement that it has partnered with sports-betting game...
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Zynga Is Getting Closer To Real-Money Gambling
(California) -- Zynga just announced a new title, Sports Casino, with a partner, RocketPlay. The game lets you place bets with friends while watching live sports on TV.
9/4/2012
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Will Zynga's New Hire Exploit Gambling or Consumers?
(California) -- Zynga has added a former online gambling exec to its team in an effort to advance its own real money gaming initiative.
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Zynga Doubles Down on Online Gambling
(California) -- August was not a pretty month for Zynga. The social-game maker lost a whole slew of high-level execs, including Chief Operating Officer John Schappert,...
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Zynga hires new COO and plans to launch cash game products next year
(California) -- CityVille and Mafia Wars creator Zynga is a step closer to realizing its plans to establish an online gambling presence.
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Zynga Hires Online Gambling Expert, Moving into Real-Money Gambling
(California) -- Zynga continues to move into the online gambling spectrum this week with the hiring of a new executive that will lead the charge forward.
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Virtual sports betting comes to social gaming platform
(California) -- A company here is partnering with social games giant Zynga to launch a new Facebook game that lets players place virtual bets on their favorite sports...
9/1/2012
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Zynga hires former online gambling executive Maytal Ginsburg Olsha
(California) -- Social Casino Intellegence is reporting that Zynga has hired online gambling firm 888’s former senior vice president of corporate and regulated...
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Zynga hires online gambling expert
(California) -- Zynga (ZNGA -3.11%) has added a former online gambling exec to its team in an effort to advance its own real-money gaming initiative.
8/31/2012
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Report: Zynga hires a gambling vet
(California) -- Zynga Inc., which has seen its stock value plummet in the face of stalling growth, has reportedly hired a veteran of the real money gambling industry to...
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Zynga brings in online gambling exec as COO
(California) -- After losing a number of high-level executives recently, Zynga has brought in a new chief operating officer with plenty of experience in the online...
8/30/2012
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Zynga Hires a New Executive to Lead Online Gambling Ambitions
(California) -- Zynga has added some firepower to its online gambling ambitions. AllThingsD has learned that Maytal Ginzburg is joining Zynga as the company’s...
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Zynga hires former exec from gambling portal to be COO
(California) -- The former Senior Vice President of online gambling portal 888 is joining Zynga as the social gaming company's new Chief Operating Officer of New...
8/18/2012
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Zynga Pushing for Legalized Online Gambling in the US
(USA) -- The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Zynga is working hard to try and push online gambling in the United States. The company has spent as much as $75,...
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Zynga Throws Money At Stagnant Web Poker Efforts
(USA) -- Zynga Inc. has started to lobby for real-money Internet gambling. It is doing so in Washington, D.C. and California, according to the Wall Street Journal.
8/17/2012
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It’s too late for gambling to save Zynga
(California) -- Game-maker Zynga is on the ropes and some think online gambling will give it a means to survive. But given that it’s late to the game and the messy...
8/15/2012
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Zynga Puts Real Money Into Gambling Lobby
(California) -- Zynga Inc. has begun investing in state and federal lobbying efforts around gambling with real money, even as the social-gaming firm predicts the U.S....
8/13/2012
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Schappert steps down at Zynga
(California) -- American social and media gaming firm Zynga Incorporated has revealed that John Schappert has resigned as its Chief Operating Officer effective...
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Zynga teams up with nonprofits for games
(California) -- Gaming is more than just a pastime for teenage boys nowadays. The Knight Foundation and San Francisco gaming company Zynga are delving into digital games...
8/11/2012
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Zynga Poker notes a 41% drop in stocks.
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc., the social game developer of such hit games as “Farmville” and CityVille”, published its second-quarter earnings. The weak...
8/1/2012
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Facebook and Zynga -- 'It's Complicated'
(New York) -- Facebook's second-quarter earnings disappointed investors as revenue growth slowed once again, hurt by its longtime relationship with Zynga.
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Zynga under pressure as low share price provokes lawsuit
(Wall Street) -- When it rains, it pours. Zynga's shares hit a new low Tuesday after news of a lawsuit filed Monday by shareholder Mark DeStefano began to circulate...
7/28/2012
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Report: Zynga Insiders Dumped Lots of Stock Before It Tanked
(USA) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus dumped $200 million worth of stock this past April, three months before his company's stock suddenly tanked last night, according to a...
7/26/2012
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Zynga’s Share Plunge Trips Short-Sale Restriction
(Wall Street) -- Zynga’s stock plunge has tripped a short-sale-related circuit breaker. After tumbling about 40% in the first minute of trading the stock triggered...
7/25/2012
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The News Isn’t Good for Zynga, Maker of FarmVille
(California) -- The social games developer Zynga is withering faster than neglected corn on its signature hit FarmVille. Weak second-quarter financial results and worse...
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Zynga Misses, Slashes Outlook as Shares Plunge
(California) -- Zynga Inc slashed its 2012 earnings outlook after its quarterly results badly missed Wall Street's targets, sending its stock plunging more than 30...
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Zynga to offer real-money gambling in 2013
(California) -- Enough with that silly fake money in Farmville and the lack of real-world thrills in Zynga Poker. The country’s favorite social game company is...
7/10/2012
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Zynga Heads To $14, Looks To Buy Ongame Poker Network
(USA) -- Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is perhaps planning to make a big move in the online gambling space as speculation suggests that it is looking to acquire Ongame, a Swedish...
7/3/2012
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Bullish Zynga Analysts 'All In' on Game Maker's Gambling Prospects
(Wall Street) -- Shares of Zynga may be down 42% since the company's IPO, but some bullish analysts are betting the online games maker will be this year’s...
6/26/2012
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CEO Interview: Zynga's Mark Pincus, unleashed
(New York) -- Mark Pincus — the other Mark of Silicon Valley — helped usher in the Facebook era with catchy games that got people clicking on virtual cows...
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Zynga Event Makes Wall Street Wince
(California) -- It’s been a super tough few months for Zynga (ZNGA) and internal morale at the company. After Facebook’s (FB) lackluster IPO and the lock-up...
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Zynga launches platform as alternative to Facebook
(California) -- Zynga is expanding its own social games platform to reach more players, whether it's through Facebook, a separate Internet site or from a mobile...
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Zynga Pursues New Hits for a Fickle Market
(California) -- The social game company Zynga hit it big in 2009 with FarmVille, a phenomenon on Facebook that had millions of people watering virtual corn.
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Zynga rolls out new games for casino, arcade and mobile — are they clones?
(California) -- Zynga just announced several new games at its Unleashed event in San Francisco. Those games aren’t likely to do much for the company’s...
6/18/2012
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Fruit machine sim Zynga Slots hoping to hit the jackpot on iPhone and iPad
(California) -- Fruit machine game Zynga Slots has just spun onto the App Store. Following on from the success of Poker by Zynga, the dev has decided to bring the lever-...
6/17/2012
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Zynga launches second mobile casino title
(USA) -- Social games provider Zynga has launched its second casino themed mobile application for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. The launch Friday of Zynga Slots expands...
6/15/2012
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Zynga gambles on the future
(California) -- Despite Zynga's (ZNGA +10.65%) recent sharp share price decline, the company is "rolling the dice" on its future: online gambling. The San...
6/14/2012
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Zynga Gambles on the Future
(California) -- Despite Zynga's(ZNGA_) recent sharp share price decline, the company is "rolling the dice" on its future: online gambling. The San...
5/3/2012
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Zynga And Online Gambling: Not An Option
(California) -- I often read articles that keep mentioning that online gambling could be the Zynga (ZNGA) salvation. It won't happen and can't happen and seems...
5/2/2012
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Zynga Poker Las Vegas Style
(California) -- Zynga Poker Las Vegas StyleThe social gaming developing Titan, Zynga, which is based in San Francisco, has rumors revolving around it. As there are...
4/25/2012
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Zynga’s Stock Can Reach $13 If Earnings Show Momentum From New Games
(USA) -- Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) will report its earnings for Q1 2012 on April 26. It is the largest social gaming company in the world with over 285 million monthly active...
4/22/2012
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Zynga Gamers Could Soon Be Cashing In
(USA) -- Farmville cash is small potatoes. Social-media gaming leader Zynga, makers of such hit Facebook games as Farmville, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker, has...
4/20/2012
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ANALYSIS: Wynn Takes Hard Look At Online Gambling Market With Zynga
(Las Vegas) -- Wynn Resorts is in talks with Zynga, the world’s largest social gaming developer, in order to create a strategic online partnership. We believe...
4/18/2012
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Zynga Online Social Gambling
(California) -- Zynga is known for its creation of a whole new breed of social games on cell phones and computers. They created social games that include gambling that...
4/11/2012
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Casino Game Makers Target Zynga, Social Gaming
(California) -- Web companies like Zynga ushered in a new era of “social” games on PCs and mobile devices that people can play online with their Facebook...
4/4/2012
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Zynga in talks with Wynn Resorts about online-gambling deal, but odds may not favor tie-up
(USA) -- Eager to marry the popularity of social gaming with real-life betting, Zynga is in talks with casino company Wynn Resorts about a potential online gambling...
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Zynga and Wynn In Talks To Create Online Gambling Empire
(California) -- Social gaming platform designer Zynga is believed to be in talks with casino empire Wynn Resorts to create a potential online gambling partnership that...
4/3/2012
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Casino-ville Bet / Odds may not favor Zynga online gambling
(USA) -- Eager to marry the popularity of social gaming with real-life betting, Zynga is in talks with casino company Wynn Resorts about a potential online gambling...
3/8/2012
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Zynga to Launch New Gambling Platform
(California) -- Zynga Inc., the social gaming giant, made an announcement Thursday that it will soon launch a brand new gaming platform, separating it from the social...
3/7/2012
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Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, Online Gambling Innovation is Mind Blowing
(California) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is raising eyebrows once again when it comes to the future of the company and online gaming with the release of the following...
3/5/2012
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Zynga CEO Confirms Interest in Online Gambling
(California) -- Zynga‘s CEO, Mark Pincus, added more fuel to the speculation that Zynga plans to enter the online gambling space by stating that he sees mind...
3/1/2012
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Zynga CEO suggests firm may partner in gambling venture
(California) -- Zynga Inc. Chief Executive Mark Pincus said Wednesday he sees "mind blowing" possibilities for weaving real-money gambling into social games...
2/29/2012
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Mark Pincus Says Online Gambling Is A 'Natural Fit' For Zynga's Games (ZNGA)
(California) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus thinks online gambling is a "natural fit" for its games, he said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom...
2/23/2012
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Hackensack-based Slingo scores with Zynga deal
(New Jersey) -- Slingo Inc., the Hackensack company that created one of the first online games when it launched the Slingo game on America Online in 1995, is hoping to...
2/17/2012
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Zynga & Facebook: It’s Complicated
(California) -- Zynga, the online-gaming company that began public trading in December, is trying to lessen the company’s reliance on Facebook, Bloomberg...
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Zynga COO Addresses Real-Money Online Poker
(California) -- Online gaming giant Zynga is still considering a foray into online poker and gambling, according to comments from the company’s chief operating...
2/16/2012
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Zynga Poker Reports $1.14 Billion Revenue In 2011
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Poker Reports $1.14 Billion Revenue In 2011Despite a fourth quarter loss of $435 million last year, Zynga, the online gaming behemoth featuring...
2/15/2012
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Zynga adds Slingo to its stable of games
(California) -- Zynga has added Slingo, the old-school online game launched in 1996, to its social gaming lineup.
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Zynga partners with Slingo, edges up to social gambling
(California) -- Online social gaming company Zynga has been hinting at a move into online gambling for a while now. And as the company announces a partnership with slots...
2/14/2012
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Zynga Eyes ‘Very Interesting’ Online Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Social gaming giant Zynga confirmed it is targeting online gambling yesterday after publishing its maiden results as a publicly listed company.
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Zynga Finds Online Gambling 'Very Interesting' [Earnings Call]
(Wall Street) -- Online gambling is “very interesting” to Zynga, Zynga COO John Schappert said in a conference call with analysts after posting its first...
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Zynga sees $435 million net loss in fourth quarter
(Wall Street) -- Zynga posted a $435 million net loss for the fourth quarter in the social game leader's first earnings report as a public company, released today.
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