Zynga Files for Patent on its Credit System
Thursday, November 18th, 2010The newest wave in online gambling is to give customers something extra with their gaming. Sure you can win prizes and money, but giving customers those extra points to earn is something that a lot of gamers look for in an effort to capitalize on their returns. For example, if you get into a good VIP or loyalty program with an online casino you are going to find that as you wager you earn points back. Those points then can be translated into cash or prizes later on. Plus the rate at which you earn those points goes up as you continue to wager. You start in the lowest tier where you may earn one point for every $20 wagered. When you reach a cap of say $1,000 wagered, you move to the second tier where you get one point back for every $15 you wager. It is a great way to earn more back with each wager and come up with the most for your money. Casinos are working overtime to create specials that bring you more returns because they know how competitive the world of gambling is right now.
Now Zynga is a company that is capitalizing on its own bonus credit system. The company just announced that it is patenting its virtual money. Virtual currency is important to any gamer who has played– the points are as valuable as actual money because you can trade them for things, whether money or other prizes. Zynga currently offers its own virtual money via popular games like Frontiervill and Farmville. Both are growing in popularity in the market and becoming two of the biggest casino games. If you are a fan of Facebook then you most likely are well acquainted iwth both games. Players can now buy the virtual credits to wager with. In essence they are changing their money to virtual money that does not have the same legal restrictions on it as “real” money does. The UIGEA made money nontransferable via banks if it was for the purpose of gambling. Having virtual currency circumvents this issue. Expect the currency to become more popular in the market as people are stifled from using “real” money in the US for gambling purposes. This could bring rise to a whole new gambling era for the country to deal with.

