Articles about Social gaming

Rec Room’s final day: Fans say goodbye as social gaming platform comes to an end

The Seattle social gaming platform, once valued at $3.5 billion, shuts down at noon Pacific today after a decade and 150 million players. Fans are marking the end with tribute videos, yearbook-style goodbyes, and final virtual gatherings. Read More

Double Down’s parent IGT sells to Italian lottery operator for $4.7 billion

U.S. slot-maker International Game Technology, which owns Seattle’s Double Down Interactive, has been sold to an Italian lottery operator Gtech… Read More

Big Fish CEO sees clear line between social casinos and real online gambling

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – It’s a tumultuous time for the social casino market. As real-money gambling heads to the Internet in fits… Read More

Zynga announces closure of OMGPOP, games

When Zynga closed its New York office, home to OMGPOP, earlier this summer, there was some question as to what… Read More

Here’s how you can win $100K by playing a free social casino game

Real-money gambling hasn’t quite made it to the United States yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win a nice… Read More

Three top execs leave Zynga

Don Mattrick is cleaning house at Zynga, it seems. Bloomberg reports today that three top executives at the social gaming… Read More

Report: Social casino game revenues on the rise

With the arrival of social casino games, no longer must you drive to the local casino to try your luck… Read More