Real-Money Facebook Casinos That Have Come and Gone

Over the course of the past few years, we have seen plenty of new online casinos and gambling services emerge on Facebook Games. Then again, we have also seen the withdrawal of many of these titles from the popular social gaming platform.

Many real-money Facebook casinos have come and gone, and Slots Temple would like to pay them a tribute.

Bingo Friendzy and Slots Friendzy

Bingo Friendzy was the first-ever real-money Facebook gambling. Developed by GameSys, the app allowed players to play bingo games online and win real cash prizes. Players could interact with other Facebook users, making it a great opportunity for players to connect with other bingo fans on the social network. The app even spawned a partner called Slots Friendzy.

Two years later in June 2014, however, both Bingo Friendzy and Slots Friendzy were pulled from the Facebook Games market. GameSys never provided an official reason, but we can assume it was because the apps were not as profitable as the company anticipated they would be.

Sportster

Sportster – from Bwin.Party – had one of the shortest shelf-lives in the history of Facebook casinos. The online betting app was launched in October 2014. By January 2015, the Bwin.Party announced that the app would be pulled from the Facebook Games market. Like GameSys, Bwin.Party did not provide a reason for the closure.

MAGIC888

The summer of 2014 was not a good year for real-money Facebook casinos. In July 2014 – shortly after GameSys pulled Bingo Friendzy – 888 Holdings withdrew its own Facecasino, MAGIC888. The app was launched during the Spring of 2013, and lasted just over a year.

The operator stated that it wanted to pull the app before the UK introduced its Point of Consumption Tax. “It makes no sense [to keep Magic888 Casino] before Point of Consumption because it’s going to be very tough to run something which was always marginal,” read a statement from 888’s COO Itai Frieberger.

In Play!

Launched by Paddy Power, In Play! was a social betting app that was not around for very long. The app was launched in July 2013, and was pulled from the market in 2014. While the app brought in plenty of wagers during the World Cup, Paddy Power stated that the closure was due to a lack of player interest.

2014 has certainly not been very kind to real-money Facebook casinos. 2015 may bring some changes to the market – but we believe that mobile gambling is the next big trend.