Zynga is now known to be the one that introduced several popular games on Facebook. These games include CastleVille and CityVille Zynga Poker (poker with virtual money).
We learned recently that Zynga is going to cut its links with Facebook for more independence. Indeed, Facebook was a highly interesting showcase for her, but was dependent on all the decisions taken by Facebook and for this reason, it decided to proclaim its independence.
This is why during the March, we will see the arrival of a new independent social network: Zynga. You will be able to read this new social on their website in less than a month and you will find the five most popular games from Zynga: CastleVille, Words With Friends, CityVille, Hidden Chronicles and Zynga Poker. All of these games will be available in English, french and 14 other languages. It should be noted that, to date, Zynga has more than 240 million players. For 2012, Zynga forecast revenues between 1.35 and 1.45 billion $ with an operating profit of 390 to 440 million. Acquisitions in the game for smart phones are also to consider.
If this drastic decision to separate from Facebook was taken, it is that the Zynga Games were losing very high speed and needed to do something before that all lose their interest in Zynga.
Indeed, according to a recent study by the IHS Screen Digest Media Research, at the end of the year 2010, approximately 50% of Facebook users playing regularly at least 1 game Zynga. At the end of 2011, they were more than 25%. Zynga pulled up to today 90% of its income through Facebook to whom she gave 30% of its profits. In 2010, Facebook had a turnover of $445M and 12% of this figure came directly from Zynga.
The action of Zynga which came into Fellowship in December is rising since. Launched at $ 10 (10M of shares in total), the action is today around $ 14.
In conclusion, it is clear that Zynga has eye poker with real money.
If online poker became legal in the United States, Zynga may well become the biggest room in the world even if Zynga had mentioned in the past that the poker online with real money market is not a market that interested him.
It is estimated that if Zynga embarks on this market, revenues generated by this company could be in the order of $ billion.
On the other hand, bad news for them, No legalization of online poker will not see the day before 2013
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