Facebook Begins to Offer Online Gambling in the UK

Facebook has decided to get into real money online gambling and they are starting in the United Kingdom. Facebook will begin with online bingo as they offer Bingo & Slot Friendzy from Gamesys to players 18 years or older who are in the UK. "Real-money gaming is a popular and well-regulated activity in the UK and we are allowing a partner to offer their games to adult users on the Facebook platform in a safe and controlled manner." Facebook said in a recent statement.

Facebook is not stopping with just online bingo as they expect to offer other types of games in the future. Facebook is already in partnership with Zynga and Zynga is hoping to have poker, bingo and online slots available for real money wagering sometime next year.

Facebook is using the UK as a testing ground for online gambling and it makes sense to start with bingo since online bingo is very popular in the United Kingdom. Gamesys is one of the biggest online gambling companies in the UK and it is expected that they will be providing other games for Facebook in the near future. Facebook is also reportedly in negotiation with other online gaming companies who may be providing games like blackjack, roulette, baccarat, etc. It may not be long before players around the world can log onto Facebook and play their favorite online casino games.