Zynga thinks online gambling is “very interesting”. Well, that’s what Zynga COO John Schappert said in a recent conference with analysts.
As we’ve been speaking about recently, online gambling is becoming more and more of an option in the United States. It allows states to source valuable sources of new revenue (you didn’t think your winnings weren’t taxable now did you?). Speculation has been running high that Zynga would move into online gambling particularly with its Zynga Poker game and its recently announced Casino series of games.
According to Schappert: “I think it’s actually a very interesting opportunity, because we’re in an unique position. We have the world’s largest online poker game and the most social online poker game we’ve been running for four years. We had record results last quarter. And it’s one of the top six games on Facebook. So I think we’re in a very good position and it’s a category that’s interesting to us.”
