Facebook.com has been in the news quite a lot recently. Apparently, with the acquisition of Instagram, they have proven themselves to be the giant corporate entity that they once fought against. Instagram users are distressed to the point of harassing the site managers, and leaving the site altogether (supposedly in droves). Fb has taken over much of social media on the Internet. More people use its site than any other. It is therefore not surprising that it has taken on this image of conglomerate, power-hungry virtual beast that threatens to eat up all smaller, start-up online companies. What does this have to do with online gambling you might ask? Quite simply, for all its flaws, FB may be what brings online gambling to the states in a readily accepted, secure format…without you having to move to Las Vegas.
It’s no secret (as much as CEOs of FB may protest) that the company has been looking into transitioning some of the games it offers into real money gambling. It won’t happen overnight- but it definitely seems like it’s on its way. They’ve been hitting up all the industry leaders recently, in what can only be judged as an attempt to see what method of development and launch will work best for an online gaming platform. If you’re a company that already has millions of active users that log into your site every day, the move into providing real money services is a simple decision to make. Of course, there’s going to be a bit of backlash, which means FB will have to make sure any online casino it offers up is associated with another company name and reputation beforehand.
Thank goodness FB is so good as eating up smaller companies. I’m ready to gamble!