BettingSTAR Enters Facebook (Virtual) Sports Gambling Arena

While gambling may fall afoul of Facebook’s platform policies, applications promoting gambling on sporting events for virtual currency are apparently acceptable to the social network., with soccer gambling app 90Live launching earlier this week, followed closely by BettingSTAR, which adds Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to its offerings, along with European soccer.

While gambling may fall afoul of Facebook’s platform policies, applications promoting gambling on sporting events for virtual currency are apparently acceptable to the social network., with soccer gambling app 90Live launching earlier this week, followed closely by BettingSTAR, which adds Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to its offerings, along with European soccer.

BettingSTAR allows users to bet on games in those sports with virtual currency, and the game features quests and a level-up system offering badges and coins as rewards, as well as the ability to share victories with friends and compete one-on-one.

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