Gambling Rumors Over Facebook Event

Are you reading this page on your Android phone? Perhaps you're browsing on our mini-site with an iPad tablet? Did you come here looking for 3D casino games? Live Dealer games with live streaming video? Or looking for a sportsbook with live streaming events and in-play betting?

All this to say that most all technological developments are quickly integrated in the world of online gambling, which makes today a potentially good day.

Mystery Press Event

In a trick from Steve Jobs' Apple's book, Facebook will hold a self-proclaimed "mystery" press event today, January 15, at their Menlo Park, CA headquarters. (1pm EST / 6pm GMT)

Facebook has kept it a secret and all rumors about what it could possibly reveal today are mere guesses. Leading in popularity - if it means anything - are a search feature; a "Facebook phone" - although CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on the record saying "The phone just doesn't make any sense"; something to do with Instagram, which it has purchased for $1 billion last year; or online gaming.

In Support of Gambling

Facebook, a self-proclaimed "mobile-first" company, has benefited from the development of mobile apps. Among these apps are gaming apps, such as Slotomania and Slots Farm. Leading this new and emerging gaming niche could help convince Facebook to delve even deeper into the market.

Indeed, Facebook has already joined with 888 Holding last month in an agreement to launch real-money gambling products; first bingo and casino games, but who knows what to follow. Its payment solution will surely be a welcome addition to any casino's cashier.

Likewise, Facebook is a likely candidate to enter the regulated UK online gambling market and lead the push for legalizing online gaming in the US.

We will all be smarter after the press event later today. We will also be, in most likelihood, seeing the effects in no time.