Zynga applies for gambling license

Classic Zynga!

Why are people pissed now that you can actually win something?

This article should be called "Zynga finds new way to scam people".

Taking advantage of gamers and video games now?.....i guess money is all that matters nowadays....that company is sick and evil

thats bad.. u will cause gambling addiction in kids. F U Zynga why wont u die?

So, I guess virtual goods aren't good enough bait for your loyal suckers... er, players anymore, eh Zynga?

Honestly though, we all saw this coming, it was just a matter of time.

Now that's an evil game company. They make money taking advantage of people.

I hate Zynga.  They took everything that is addictive about video games and created a pay-to-win monstrosity.  I hope they fail in this endeavor.

i dont want to live on this planet any more

The more you grow the more of your soul and conscience you lose.

Stupid Zynga just want people to lose their money even MORE~!! I hope they go bankrupt seriously.. I'd rather play REAL games... if I have more time...

You know you've failed when people see your company's name and the first thing they think is  "Oh no, what are they ripping off now?"

"Zynga applies for gambling license" hmm i've also heard Zynga and Facebook are breaking up( ahem RUMOR ) but if it be true that means no more stupid APP and game request in your Facebook!

Trying to take all our money

The point is moot, the Justice Department will surely step in to enforce the Internet Funding Prohibition Act, which made it illegal for banks and credit card companies to transfer funds to and from online casinos: if you can't collect your winnings, there's really no point in playing.

of course they want a gambling license it is anther way for them to take more money from people they love to rip people off

I would make a statement about something they would have sold in bringing that nasty stuff to their platform, but the picture here indicates that they have already sold it...'Sold! To prostitution for less than a penny...'

Stay classy, Zynga.

Looks like The Little Mermaid became The Little Cocktail Waitress.

What the hell?

Ba-Zynga

Maybe Gambling can save Zynga.

It makes sense. If online companies succeed, they will create a matrix system out of gamblers where they cannot escape. Of course some Casinos are already doing the same and still accept people on their blacklist. The difference will be that once those gamblers are stuck at home, they will always be right next to a slot machine or poker table. 

I hope that the gamble does not pay off for Zynga.

There is a FB page dedicated to the fact that Zynga Poker is totally and utterly rigged.... I am scared to death of this.....

I started playing Zynga Poker cuz of a friend... and I've found other ppl on Youtube with videos dedicated to this, and other online poker games greasiness.

See, Zynga doesn't have a server dedicated to "shuffling the cards." They claim it will take too much CPU power... so they have what are called 'scenarios.'  The computer has a preset hands and flop..... And if Zynga sees you are doing well, will mark you as a loser...  Many ppl have stories of winning millions of chips and getting an email one day being told "you violated our terms" and took them ALL away, without telling the user what terms they violated.

Knowing that I've payed attention while playing, and sure enough, I'm constantly chasing straights or flushes, get a three of a kind of a flop and someone beats me with the river. 

Links:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zynga-Poker-Is-Rigged/115703471781068

A good read if you want to see how Zynga codes: 

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/pc6j9/iama_former_fulltime_zynga_engineer_quit_6_months/?sort=old

Keep this in mind, Zynga is NOT a gaming company, they are a marketing company that disguises games to prey on people's habits....

Correct me if I'm wrong guys, but isn't online gambling illegal in the US? I swear they have a law against it. I remember hearing about how casino moguls were trying to lobby to overturn it.

Zynga + Gambling = Sleaze ^?

hahah, going downhill eh?~ Zynga,.. 

New online poker, if you spend 10 bucks, you can get a better chance at getting a 4 of a kind. Proudly made by Zynga, the makers of Farmville and other amazing games on Facebook.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2007/june/gambling_060607

Gambling in an online space is a real scary thought.  It's UNBELIEVABLY easy to 'fix' things in code.  Slot machines already work like this pretty much, in that it's not truly random.  Card games are a little more random and fair in that regard since everything is physical and in plain sight.  In an online space however... can you imagine a computerized dealer in online blackjack?  It's ridiculously easy to rig.

Might as well if their games are dying.  Oh, and poker is so unbelievably original... so that fits right in with Zynga.

Try as they might, Zynga will never do anything that annoys me more than FarmVille.

I cannot and will not approve of this! If people want to gamble with their hard earned money, they should go to a casino! If this happens to come to pass, what's to stop those who are under 21 from gambling with real money on Zynga Poker?

i'm all for gambling sites to be available in the US and have a physical building in the US and regulated by our laws. However, even though this get's passed, some states still classify this as illegal ie, DC, NY, Ohio, etc there are like 6 states that do not allow their residents to gamble. I have been SOL siince the pokersites were shut down, some sites were very good and well run while other were just theifs. I say it's up the the consumer to make their own decison and their on research. As they will pay literally for their mistake.

Man, I really dislike this corporation. If only I could convince 50 million idiots across the globe to stop using their shitware.

I'm deleting this app ASAP before I end up putting real money down like a clown. I already recently lost about $50,000 of virtual money on it that took me a while to accumulate. I'm definitely not going back now!

Hah.

lol, just no.