• Facebook Takes a Gamble on Real-World Gambling

    Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 1:34pm Bingo & Slots Friendzy, Crowdpark, Facebook, FB, gambling, Gamesys, Ingo Hinterding, News

    Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) users who live in the United Kingdom can now wager real money -- and earn real cash prizes -- in the brand-new social gaming app, Bingo & Slots Friendzy. According to PCMag, the app was developed by Gamesys (the company behind Jackpotjoy.com) to be a U.K.-exclusive...

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  • Four Ways Social Gaming Has Changed

    Friday, March 9, 2012 - 10:37am Crowdpark, IGT, Ingo Hinterding, Peak Games, Playfish, ZNGA, Zynga, Success Stories

    The evolution of social gaming has begun. But are the changes what we expected? Ingo Hinterding, the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Crowdpark, recently weighed in on the matter. First and foremost, he spoke about the influx of challengers to the Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) throne. “New...

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  • 10 Extremely Unusual Startup Tips

    Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 10:45am Ashton Kutcher, CBS, Charlie Sheen, Entrepreneurship, Ingo Hinterding, Two and a Half Men, Success Stories, Startups

    What do Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Sheen have to do with launching a startup!? They're both players who made millions starring in the same CBS (NYSE: CBS) comedy, Two and a Half Men. One went crazy and forever ruined his relationship with the nation's largest TV network. The other didn't (not yet...

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  • This Startup is Willing to Gamble

    Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 12:07pm AnteUp, Crowdpark, EA, Ingo Hinterding, News, Pet Vegas, ZNGA, Success Stories

    But not with your money. Crowdpark, a young startup that pioneered the concept of social betting games, announced that it is launching two new titles today. But despite the hype surrounding Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), which may launch a series of gambling games in which players wager real money,...

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  • Who Wants to Gamble With Bitcoins on Facebook?

    Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 12:52pm Bet Tycoon, Bitcoins, Crowdpark, Earlybird Venture Capital, Ingo Hinterding, Target Partners, Tech

    The open-source virtual currency could be used as a gambling platform on the world's leading social network. That is, assuming Crowdpark Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Ingo Hinterding has his way. When asked about the possibility of bringing a degree of real gambling to Crowdpark in the form...

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  • Social Betting Pioneer Crowdpark Gets a $6M Boost from Target Partners and Earlybird Venture Capital

    Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 12:34pm Bet Tycoon, Bitcoins, Crowdpark, Earlybird Venture Capital, Ingo Hinterding, News, Target Partners, Waldemar Jantz

    The funds will be used to hire new talent and to further development of this “completely new genre.” Crowdpark, the maker of Bet Tycoon and other, soon-to-be-released social betting games, has received $6 million in additional funding from Target Partners and existing investor Earlybird Venture...

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