Facebook to Launch Online Casino Games?

You know the online casino industry is booming when the biggest players in the internet world show interest. And there is no bigger player on the world wide web than Facebook, the world's largest social network.

Facebook Interested in Real Money Games

Facebook in talks with casinos, gambling experts and consultants as it decides whether to bring real money gambling to its platform, according to a report originating at eGaming Review that has the gambling industry in a spin.

According to the report, Facebook is looking for new revenue streams and the gambling industry - which is looking for new ways to access the public - could be a convenient match. However, the report added that it would take a long time before gambling companies and Facebook find agreement on revenue sharing and age verification procedures.

Gaining Acceptance

This news comes just one month after Facebook amended its advertising guidelines to enable online casino advertisements. The new regulations allow online casinos, poker rooms, sportsbooks, lotteries and other internet gambling-related companies to advertise on the site.

Facebook is already a leader in non-cash online gaming. Its Zynga-powered Facebook Games portfolio includes such smash hits as Castleville, Mafia Wars, Farmville and Empires & Allies. And then of course, there's Zynga Poker - which trains players to participate in the real thing.