Zynga CEO Mark Pincus be making good on his promise t' expand the social/mobile developer's grasp into the world a online gambling in the first half a 2013, according t' Gamasutra. As expected, the roll-out will take place in Not America -- the United Kingdom, specifically.

Facilitating this expansion be bwin.party Digital Entertainment, an existing online gambling operator that has partnered with Zynga t' aid in it be transition from fake addictions t' the real deal. Zynga's first title in this new space will be a slots simulator based on the Farmville franchise, which may explain why the Zynga Slots team be the only one t' survive this week's layoffs at Zynga Austin.