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Zynga Folds Hand on U.S. Real-Money Gambling (USA Today) With CEO Don Mattrick fresh at the helm, Zynga is placing bets on the company's ability to rejuvenate its social games business and to knock out some new hits — and won't be playing its wild card for pursuing real-money casino games in the United States. But investors may not like the play, as the company's stock dropped about 15 percent in after-hours trading shortly after it made the announcement during its earnings report on Thursday.

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Zynga Folds Hand on U.S. Real-Money Gambling (USA Today)
With CEO Don Mattrick fresh at the helm, Zynga is placing bets on the company’s ability to rejuvenate its social games business and to knock out some new hits — and won’t be playing its wild card for pursuing real-money casino games in the United States. But investors may not like the play, as the company’s stock dropped about 15 percent in after-hours trading shortly after it made the announcement during its earnings report on Thursday.

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