Zynga has hired the online gambling portal 888 former Senior Vice President Maytal Ginzburg Olsha as the social gaming company’s new Chief Operating Officer of New Markets, reports AllThingsD. Olsha at 888 was responsible for acquiring new customers as well as handling other operations. The move will lead and mark Zynga a kind of another milestone (if achieved) towards having real-money games in its network.
888 is an online gambling portal which offers real-money games in markets in which online gambling is regulated. The games on offer include bingo, poker and sports betting.