Representative of world's largest social network to speak at London Online Bingo Summit
Facebook is continuing with its push into the world of online gambling, with a representative of the world's dominant social network scheduled to speak at the upcoming Online Bingo Summit in London on May 1-2.
Facebook talk announced
Bruce Bale, EMEA Gaming Manager, and Will Collins, Strategic Partnerships Manager, will present for Facebook at the world's largest industry event for online bingo, Bullet Business reported in a white paper released today. It hinted that the talk would reveal more about the involvement Facebook intends to have in the online gambling industry.
The white paper reassesses Facebook's role in the industry, with WhichBingo founder Phil Fraser describing the social network's position as being that of a giant affiliate. In another perspective, Bullet Business research chief Keir Hutton Ferris says it is natural that operators would want to hear from the company, as it could impact their future business.
State of Play
Facebook recently signed agreements to allow Jackpotjoy and 888 to host real-money bingo products on the social media website, in what was seen as something of a game-changer. However, it is currently restricting bingo operations to these two firms and to UK customers only, so it will be interesting to see where things head.
Of course, the site also recently enabled a host of classic poker apps and slot games such as Slotsmania and Slotsfarm, in addition to the many years of allowing social games from giant operators like Zynga to access tens of millions of the social network's members.
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