Rocketplay and Zynga bring real betting to social gaming – announce Sports Casino

A press release today has confirmed that popular social gaming giant Zynga has created a new title with Rocketplay to bring betting to social gaming. That’s right – you can bet on real sports while gaming.

The new title is called Sports Casino, and you’ll be able to bet on sports games from the ease of your couch.

From the press release:

“RocketPlay, creators of groundbreaking social sports-betting games, today announced that it has launched Sports Casino, a social sports-betting title on Facebook and Zynga.com. Along with the game’s release, RocketPlay also announced its partnership with Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA), the world’s leading provider of social game services, to bring Sports Casino to the 306 million monthly active players on Zynga’s network of games across Facebook and other platforms. Sports Casino is available to play at www.zynga.com and on Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/sportscasino/.”

“Sports Casino delivers an authentic virtual sports-betting experience to social gaming and sports fans,” said Mani Honigstein, CEO, RocketPlay. “We’re thrilled to launch with Zynga’s support, a company that has set the social gaming benchmark and will help us bring a great game to a wide range of players.”

Sports Casino players enjoy an authentic Las Vegas-style sportsbook experience, placing virtual bets on global sports with real-time odds while enjoying integrated casino games such as video poker, slots, and blackjack. Players can enjoy in-game, real-time betting while competing with their friends – a perfect second-screen complement to watching live sports on television. Sports Casino arrives just in time for action-packed betting on professional and college football, baseball, and international soccer.

The Zynga Platform is a social gaming platform designed to give players the most social and fun gaming experience wherever they play, while helping third-party developers of all sizes launch, promote, scale and grow their games and business.

Following Sports Casino’s release, RocketPlay will continue to update the game with new features and sports, including hockey, basketball, and more.”

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Right now, major sports being offered are football, baseball, and soccer, but plans have been mentioned to include hockey and basketball as part of future offerings. More information as we get it.