Zynga replaces zynga poker chips with real cash at Poker Con
Zynga invaded Las Vegas this past weekend by dipping their toes in real money poker games for the first time ever, offering players a cash prize pool of $100,000 (that’s USD not facebook poker chips).
Zynga General Manager Laurence Toney had the following to say about Zynga’s latest push into real money poker game:
The goal with Poker Con is to bring fans from the web to the felt. The hope is that our hardcore fans will want to replicate the social aspect of poker that they get online in a live setting. The event will consist of a live tournament with a cash prize pool valued at over $100,000, celebrity and poker pro appearances, a poker school and of course, the Zynga Poker party which will allow our users to meet each other and the Zynga staff.
Zynga’s emphasis was on creating a fun and exciting social scene in poker world and growing their brand by getting exposure amongst the real money poker games rather than ones with digital facebook poker chips. Whether this is the first amongst many steps toward a foray into real money gambling or just another marketing event to spread the Zynga brand remains to be seen.
