Zynga has prepared for this moment for years: its launch of real-money casino games on Facebook. This is a huge opportunity for the operator, and the company is getting prepared to finally allow players to wager actual cash on online pokies and other casino games via Facebook. Today, the company took its first step by unveiling its new selection of games at an event in Barcelona.

According to Venture Beat, Sean Ryan of Facebook Games has offered a preview of the games that will be available on the new real-money application. The collection will include titles that are currently available on the standalone Zynga Plus Casino website, such as Farmville pokies, Joystick Generation pokies and Sin City pokies.

There will also be a number of real-money table games as well, such as roulette and blackjack. This venture has been a long time coming, since Zynga was one of the first gaming developers to release a play-money casino title on Facebook. Zynga Poker was one of the most popular apps for years, but Zynga was beaten to the punch when it came to converting the game for real-money play on the social network.

888 became the first operator to launch real-money Facebook games earlier this year. Now, it is finally Zynga’s turn. It is hoped that this will help Zynga recover from its recent financial troubles. The company attempted to enter the real-money gambling market by launching standalone sites Zynga Plus Casino and Zynga Plus Poker, but the sites have failed to compete with existing gambling operators.

Since Zynga will be returning to its roots on Facebook, it is likely that the company will be more success when converting play-money gamers to real-money gamblers. At the moment, there is no set timeline. Zynga has not yet announced when the new games will be released (they will only make their debut in the UK), but social gambling fans are already excited about the prospect of being able to wager real money on Zynga titles.

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