Facebook In Talks To Open Platform For Real-Money Gambling In The UK

According to eGaming Review (note: the story is theirs exclusively but sits behind a paywall), Facebook is engaged in exploratory talks with a number of UK operators to open its platform to real-money online gambling, maybe even as soon as in the first quarter of 2012. Citing sources familiar with the discussions, eGR reports that the social networking leader is considering offering an initial eight ?licences? to as many UK operators looking to roll out such gambling apps on the Facebook platform. According to eGR's sources, Facebook has begun staffing up for the launch and support of real-money gambling ventures in the UK, where online gambling is properly regulated, after initially aggressively promoting the use of Credits to online gambling service operators.

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