In the News: Vegas Casino, the Facebook Game
by Bodog Casino | Aug 16 2010
Finally, Facebook may have a game that we consider worth your time.
No longer do you have to waste hours upon hours planting seeds in your virtual Farmville. Or whack virtual enemies in that Mafia game. And let's face it, none of your friends like seeing the constant updates for those foolish games either.
But we guarantee they'd appreciate your Facebook gaming abilities if you were playing the Golden Nugget Vegas Casino. How cool is that? A casino on Facebook!
Now before you start cashing out your Bodog Casino accounts this casino game is not for real money. But Seth Gerson, the CEO of Last Legion Games -- the parent company that created the game -- feels that it will still be satisfying to win.
"It's pretty satisfying to actually generate in-game money in a way other than the classic social game format," Gerson said.
You won't just be
playing casino games either. The Golden Nugget Vegas Casino plans on rewarding players for building and maintaining their own casinos while playing games like
Blackjack,
Video Poker and
Roulette at the spots their friends decorate.
You can start your own competition on who can create the best looking casino.
The game will have a free currency called "Luck Chips" that players can win and spend. We assume they'll be able to use the money to buy nicer slots and casino tables. Then there's another cool lure that will have you hooked, the chance to grab new audio effects. Gerson says that Golden Nugget has audio effects to keep players coming back to the casino floor. When's the last time you heard something cool playing Facebook's Family Feud?
"It's one of the first social games I've seen that has truly contextual sound effects," he says. "You could be doing something else in another window or tab and you'll be able to keep tabs on what's happening through the sound effects."
Could this lead to real money Facebook casino gaming in the future? We hope so.
