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Earlier this year, Zynga laid its chips on the gambling table (http://readwrite.com/2013/02/26/zynga-hopes-to-overcome-its-troubles-with-online-gambling#feed=/search?keyword=zynga&awesm=~ocDZwxycmUxnwA), eager to draw in new revenue from real-money gambling in the wake of layoffs, a fraying relationship with Facebook and its dearth of innovative games. Today, however, the once high-flying social game maker announced that it would end its real-money gaming pursuits in the U.S., AllThingsD reported (http://allthingsd.com/20130725/no-dice-zynga-decides-to-abandon-real-money-gaming-efforts-in-the-u-s/).
Zynga said that it will continue running tests of gaming products in the UK while replanting its FarmVilles and renewing its CityVilles.
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