When it comes to online payments on the Facebook platform, there are a number of options for developers. The system appears to be a combination of offer rewards, similar to Offerpal Media and Super Rewards, and an aggregation of various payment systems. Currently the platform runs on a number of social networks and according to their release, is powering “15 percent of top social network games.”
The company has been running tests for a few months now and according to their team, they are producing competitive results. After starting as a development team, the company began building their own in house payment system which ended up producing some extremely competitive results. In the end they decided to shut down their suite of applications and focus completely on their ad platform.
The number of ad networks on Facebook continues to grow and while Facebook in now testing out their advertising platform within applications, they are not competing with any offer or rewards programs. Similar to the other rewards programs, Gambit has invested heavily in attracting games and other applications that leverage virtual currencies.
So far, the top performing applications in terms of monetization on the Facebook platform (and other social platforms) have been games. The team is comprised of Andrew Hunter who was previously at Ning, Chris Smoak who was previously at Amazon, and Noah Kagan who claims to have invented Facebook’s status feature while working at the company as employee number 30.
The company is not limiting their reach to social networks though. Currently they have integrated with SmallWorlds and other destination sites which currently accounts for 25 percent of their business. One of the best features of the Gambit platform is that it is 100 percent customizable “so developers can make their payments engine look like their application.”
If you are a developer and want to learn more about Gambit, go check out the demo via their website.
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this company gambit are disgraceful do not honor there promises with gifts relating to facebook applications.
try to contact them now that is a diffrent matter no option to enquire about missing gifts only gifts relating to mobile phone purchases and paypal.
so if you take up an offer other than paypal and mobile you will find it extremely difficult to get support and leave you even more frustrated.
will be taking my custom to offerpal instead as gambit just cant step up to the mark when it comes to support
Comment by craig bird — August 24, 2009 @ 2:10 am
worst "rewards" company out there. Bar None! "Customer service" is a JOKE…they don't respond with anything intelligent. I'm thinking the only way to make them pay out what you are owed is to frigging videotape yourself doing the offers step by step….But I'm sure they'd have some excuse about that too…
Comment by Kel — October 11, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
I totally agree with Kel! I am a Yoville player on facebook and recently they have started using Gambit. Since this the reports to the BBB have started pouring in but it seems that neither Zynga( yoville developers) nor Gambit care. Their are also people talking about sueinf because they did paid surveys and never got paid but got charged for the products. The customer service is the worst I've ever had to deal with. I say "deal with" lightly because the problem with them is that you don't deal with them because they never get back to you after receiving your email.
Comment by Sasha Gill — October 18, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
My back up to support the comment above…….WHAT A NIGHTMARE what is worst – they post and brag this within their sales docs. Sad state that Facebook/Mafia Wars puts up with it…….READ ON – barring my terrible typing, you will get the point….not too much interest in doing the right thing or in customer satisfaction – they are the cream of the crop….the bad crop!
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i MADE A PURCHASE TO GET SOME POINT IN A FACEBOOK GAME. i HAVE RECEIVED MY DISCS FROM NETFLIX BUT NO POINTS…..WHAT IS UP, WAS IT ALL BS OR IS THE CHECK IN THE MAIL THANKS M
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Conversation
Grace said Sep 30 10:45pm
Sorry but the advertiser was not able to confirm your offer completion through our link and we are unable to credit your account. – Grace
User said Oct 1 3:19am
So what is the next step….cancellation? Please advise, my thoughts are if I pay for something then I should get that something that I paid for. thanks m
User said Oct 1 3:34pm
still checking – still no reward points….is this a scam? Should I list it on facebook? looking forward to your response!
User said Oct 2 5:48pm
OK this is ridiculous. What needs to be done to get the points I paid for?
User said Oct 3 7:17am
so where is Grace? she won’t write back….this makes me sad. I just wanna know how to get my stuff! come on – it can’t be that tough. come on folks!
User said Oct 4 5:31am
what is the process? customer service thru ignoring the customer? jeez – I would think that you would answer these queries from time to time or at the very least sporadically?
User said Oct 7 8:05pm
OK – now one of the cases I opened is closed but ya’ll still don’t seem to get it…..You have Ripped Me Off!!!!!!!!! I you sell me something, then decide not to deliver but have accepted payment…..that is stealing!!!!!!!!!what is the deal here? scam? it sure is starting to seem that way. 7 attempts to contact you (unanswered on this request alone) on the other that you closed out there were four. At least I got answers ( as feeble as they were) on the other ticket. Here it is out and out stealing. If I am incorrect and there is an avenue to collect what is owned to me then I will be happy to go down that path…..YOU MUST LET ME KNOW WHSZT I NEED TO DO!!!!!!! I am happy to comply – next is advertising your rip off scamm on face book so others dont fall into the trap. no threat – fact – seven attempt to rectify – only to be ignored. WHAT WOUYLD YOU DO?
Grace said Oct 8 8:52pm
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you. Could you please copy the whole content of the email confirmation you received from this offer and paste it here for verification? Thanks – Grace
User said Oct 8 9:03pm
Thanks for Joining Netflix From: Netflix Add to Contacts To: marvarino@yahoo.com ——————————————————————————– To make sure you get your Netflix emails, add info@netflix.com to your address book. Browse | Queue | Help Hi marvin, Thanks for joining Netflix! Your sign up is complete, and you’re all set to start adding movies to your Queue (movie list). Be sure to add at least six movies so we know what movies to send you. -Your friends at Netflix Please Note: For details about the terms of the Netflix service you accepted at sign up, you can review our Terms of Use at any time. Sign in Name: marvarino@yahoo.com Address we’ll deliver movies to: marvin henderson 3318 DOMAIN ST SAINT CHARLES, MO 63301-8092 Click here to make changes Netflix Ready Devices are manufactured and sold by entities other than Netflix. Please visit http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse for complete terms and conditions, including shipping and delivery details. Netflix streams instantly only to the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. This informational email has been sent to you as part of your Netflix membership. If you would like to stop receiving these emails, please click here to unsubscribe, or visit our Email Subscriptions page, uncheck the Netflix News box, and click “Update Subscriptions”. Please do not reply to this email, as we are unable to respond from this address. If you need help or would like to contact us, please visit our Help Center. Use of the Netflix service and Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. SRC: Wel_1_R This message was mailed to [marvarino@yahoo.com] (c)1997-2009 Netflix, Inc. 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA 95032 FE-161127707-26318
Grace said Oct 9 2:39am
Thank you for sending the email confirmation. Lastly, we need to know has anyone used the same internet connection to complete this offer or another offer by this advertiser? Also, have you ever completed this offer, or an offer by the same advertiser on another website, application, or with another Offer Provider? – Grace
User said Oct 9 4:34am
NO – To anyone using the same internet connection to complete this offer. NO – To another offer by this advertiser? NO – To ever completing this offer, or an offer by the same advertiser on another website, application, or with another Offer Provider? NOW how about giving me what I paid for, if you look at the history, this is borderline ridiculous!!!!!!! thanks in advance for just completing the agreed terms – I pay you, you give me all of my product that I purchased. I am loosing patience here and I have been more than patient with this entire circus act.
User said Oct 9 7:22pm
still there Grace? Things were going better since you came back. I hope this will be relsoved sooner than later – have a great day!
User said Oct 10 2:59pm
would love to hear from you again grace – where ya at?
Grace said Oct 10 5:48pm
Thank you for providing us the necessary information needed, We apologize for the delay and we will do our best to credit your account as soon as we have verified the information you have forwarded. We thank you for your patience. Please let me know if you have any further questions.- Grace
User said Oct 10 6:34pm
My only question is what is taking so long. I began this process on 9-27 and it is now 10-10. I have excercised extreme patience here, now we need your firm to step up to the plate and give me what I paid for almost TWO WEEKS AGO – sheeesh What is the ETA for delivery of my purchase in full – ONE YEAR? tighten up! let me have my product – you have my money!!!!!!!! I appreciate you Grace but your company pretty much sucks. I would be fired for results such as that. Are there any job openings there? Gettin paid for not doin anything is my kinda business. ETA please – no open ended nonsense. I paid ya’ll 14 days ago. The discs are already here and about to go back for the second set!!!!!!!!!!
User said Oct 12 8:16pm
OK – what seems to be the delay now. I have answered all of your queries, I have been patient beyond belief, yet…..still now points. I feel I should contact Get Gambit directly – or is that the guise….keep putting the client off until they give up? Not me….Please contact me and repsond to these questions that I have been persistant too. I would really really really REALLY like what I paid for – is that clear enough? It should be, wouldn’t you want the same from expenditures from your pocket? I thinks so. Please just give me what I paid for. Please please please please PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! I look forward – just as I have for the past 15 days to your repsonse and even more so – the product I paid for!!!!!!!!!!!
User said Oct 14 4:44pm
Grace….long time no see! what is happening here. I really and truly would like to know. Are you still there? PLEASE REPSOND! THANKS M
User said Oct 16 6:12am
grace – long time since last we communicated, I suppose you are taking the slow boat to pick up the points then sending them via parcel post. What is up? how about a status it is way past 2 weeks now thanks m
User said Oct 16 1:50pm
GRACE, I CLICK THE OFFER FROM NETFLIX AND THEY DO SAY THEY WILL GIVE ME 102 POINTS…..SO WHAT HAS CHANGED? THANKS MARV
User said Oct 18 6:07am
hey there grace…… I was contacted by Zinga today – they also want to know what is UP and what that outcome of this riduculously long claim is currently. I told them that you apparently blew me off. My next step is to start a group on facebook called “the real gambit solution” – I guess I will follow your company’s lead – screw communication and let the chips fall where they may. You obviously have blown me off to the tune of three weeks now. I truely hope someone is reading this cause I would like to make a drama out of it and spoon feed your inadequacy to solve a problem to the purchasing public. When I say it is over thenm the fun will begin – no threats, just fact…it is called reporting the truth as it is known….riught know I know that your company is stealing from the public…ME. I really do hope to hear from you sionce you have blown me off for three weeks now and I have sent off for my second set of movies!!!!!!!!!! have a great day! Marvin
User said Oct 19 4:02pm
so is this some kinda mis understanding or have ya’ll screwed me over? Iquiring minds wanna know thanks marv
User said Oct 20 6:02pm
another day – gotta keep asking….wazzzzzzzzup?
User said Oct 21 3:36am
still waiting…..lot’s of goodies out there on the auction block that I can not get cause your draggin your feets……please send me my points, I want a grenade laucher and it is 20 points!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me my stuff!!!!!! you have held it long enough now!
User said Oct 21 3:40am
ELEVEN DAYS AGO YOU SAID THIS: Grace said Oct 10 5:48pm Thank you for providing us the necessary information needed, We apologize for the delay and we will do our best to credit your account as soon as we have verified the information you have forwarded. We thank you for your patience. Please let me know if you have any further questions.- Grace MY QUESTION IS – WHERE IS MY POINTS, or WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG AFTER YOU STATE THANKS, GOT THE INFO, PLEASE STAND BY – a month, a year, two years, a lifetime? what is it? thanks for your patience! marv
marv henderson said Oct 22 4:07am
Grace said Sep 30 10:45pm Sorry but the advertiser was not able to confirm your offer completion through our link and we are unable to credit your account. – Grace User said Oct 1 3:19am So what is the next step….cancellation? Please advise, my thoughts are if I pay for something then I should get that something that I paid for. thanks m User said Oct 1 3:34pm still checking – still no reward points….is this a scam? Should I list it on facebook? looking forward to your response! User said Oct 2 5:48pm OK this is ridiculous. What needs to be done to get the points I paid for? User said Oct 3 7:17am so where is Grace? she won’t write back….this makes me sad. I just wanna know how to get my stuff! come on – it can’t be that tough. come on folks! User said Oct 4 5:31am what is the process? customer service thru ignoring the customer? jeez – I would think that you would answer these queries from time to time or at the very least sporadically? User said Oct 7 8:05pm OK – now one of the cases I opened is closed but ya’ll still don’t seem to get it…..You have Ripped Me Off!!!!!!!!! I you sell me something, then decide not to deliver but have accepted payment…..that is stealing!!!!!!!!!what is the deal here? scam? it sure is starting to seem that way. 7 attempts to contact you (unanswered on this request alone) on the other that you closed out there were four. At least I got answers ( as feeble as they were) on the other ticket. Here it is out and out stealing. If I am incorrect and there is an avenue to collect what is owned to me then I will be happy to go down that path…..YOU MUST LET ME KNOW WHSZT I NEED TO DO!!!!!!! I am happy to comply – next is advertising your rip off scamm on face book so others dont fall into the trap. no threat – fact – seven attempt to rectify – only to be ignored. WHAT WOUYLD YOU DO? Grace said Oct 8 8:52pm We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you. Could you please copy the whole content of the email confirmation you received from this offer and paste it here for verification? Thanks – Grace User said Oct 8 9:03pm Thanks for Joining Netflix From: Netflix Add to Contacts To: marvarino@yahoo.com ——————————————————————————– To make sure you get your Netflix emails, add info@netflix.com to your address book. Browse | Queue | Help Hi marvin, Thanks for joining Netflix! Your sign up is complete, and you’re all set to start adding movies to your Queue (movie list). Be sure to add at least six movies so we know what movies to send you. -Your friends at Netflix Please Note: For details about the terms of the Netflix service you accepted at sign up, you can review our Terms of Use at any time. Sign in Name: marvarino@yahoo.com Address we’ll deliver movies to: marvin henderson 3318 DOMAIN ST SAINT CHARLES, MO 63301-8092 Click here to make changes Netflix Ready Devices are manufactured and sold by entities other than Netflix. Please visit http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse for complete terms and conditions, including shipping and delivery details. Netflix streams instantly only to the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. This informational email has been sent to you as part of your Netflix membership. If you would like to stop receiving these emails, please click here to unsubscribe, or visit our Email Subscriptions page, uncheck the Netflix News box, and click “Update Subscriptions”. Please do not reply to this email, as we are unable to respond from this address. If you need help or would like to contact us, please visit our Help Center. Use of the Netflix service and Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. SRC: Wel_1_R This message was mailed to [marvarino@yahoo.com] (c)1997-2009 Netflix, Inc. 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA 95032 FE-161127707-26318 Grace said Oct 9 2:39am Thank you for sending the email confirmation. Lastly, we need to know has anyone used the same internet connection to complete this offer or another offer by this advertiser? Also, have you ever completed this offer, or an offer by the same advertiser on another website, application, or with another Offer Provider? – Grace User said Oct 9 4:34am NO – To anyone using the same internet connection to complete this offer. NO – To another offer by this advertiser? NO – To ever completing this offer, or an offer by the same advertiser on another website, application, or with another Offer Provider? NOW how about giving me what I paid for, if you look at the history, this is borderline ridiculous!!!!!!! thanks in advance for just completing the agreed terms – I pay you, you give me all of my product that I purchased. I am loosing patience here and I have been more than patient with this entire circus act. User said Oct 9 7:22pm still there Grace? Things were going better since you came back. I hope this will be relsoved sooner than later – have a great day! User said Oct 10 2:59pm would love to hear from you again grace – where ya at? Grace said Oct 10 5:48pm Thank you for providing us the necessary information needed, We apologize for the delay and we will do our best to credit your account as soon as we have verified the information you have forwarded. We thank you for your patience. Please let me know if you have any further questions.- Grace User said Oct 10 6:34pm My only question is what is taking so long. I began this process on 9-27 and it is now 10-10. I have excercised extreme patience here, now we need your firm to step up to the plate and give me what I paid for almost TWO WEEKS AGO – sheeesh What is the ETA for delivery of my purchase in full – ONE YEAR? tighten up! let me have my product – you have my money!!!!!!!! I appreciate you Grace but your company pretty much sucks. I would be fired for results such as that. Are there any job openings there? Gettin paid for not doin anything is my kinda business. ETA please – no open ended nonsense. I paid ya’ll 14 days ago. The discs are already here and about to go back for the second set!!!!!!!!!! User said Oct 12 8:16pm OK – what seems to be the delay now. I have answered all of your queries, I have been patient beyond belief, yet…..still now points. I feel I should contact Get Gambit directly – or is that the guise….keep putting the client off until they give up? Not me….Please contact me and repsond to these questions that I have been persistant too. I would really really really REALLY like what I paid for – is that clear enough? It should be, wouldn’t you want the same from expenditures from your pocket? I thinks so. Please just give me what I paid for. Please please please please PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! I look forward – just as I have for the past 15 days to your repsonse and even more so – the product I paid for!!!!!!!!!!! User said Oct 14 4:44pm Grace….long time no see! what is happening here. I really and truly would like to know. Are you still there? PLEASE REPSOND! THANKS M User said Oct 16 6:12am grace – long time since last we communicated, I suppose you are taking the slow boat to pick up the points then sending them via parcel post. What is up? how about a status it is way past 2 weeks now thanks m User said Oct 16 1:50pm GRACE, I CLICK THE OFFER FROM NETFLIX AND THEY DO SAY THEY WILL GIVE ME 102 POINTS…..SO WHAT HAS CHANGED? THANKS MARV User said Oct 18 6:07am hey there grace…… I was contacted by Zinga today – they also want to know what is UP and what that outcome of this riduculously long claim is currently. I told them that you apparently blew me off. My next step is to start a group on facebook called “the real gambit solution” – I guess I will follow your company’s lead – screw communication and let the chips fall where they may. You obviously have blown me off to the tune of three weeks now. I truely hope someone is reading this cause I would like to make a drama out of it and spoon feed your inadequacy to solve a problem to the purchasing public. When I say it is over thenm the fun will begin – no threats, just fact…it is called reporting the truth as it is known….riught know I know that your company is stealing from the public…ME. I really do hope to hear from you sionce you have blown me off for three weeks now and I have sent off for my second set of movies!!!!!!!!!! have a great day! Marvin User said Oct 19 4:02pm so is this some kinda mis understanding or have ya’ll screwed me over? Iquiring minds wanna know thanks marv User said Oct 20 6:02pm another day – gotta keep asking….wazzzzzzzzup? User said Oct 21 3:36am still waiting…..lot’s of goodies out there on the auction block that I can not get cause your draggin your feets……please send me my points, I want a grenade laucher and it is 20 points!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me my stuff!!!!!! you have held it long enough now! User said Oct 21 3:40am ELEVEN DAYS AGO YOU SAID THIS: Grace said Oct 10 5:48pm Thank you for providing us the necessary information needed, We apologize for the delay and we will do our best to credit your account as soon as we have verified the information you have forwarded. We thank you for your patience. Please let me know if you have any further questions.- Grace MY QUESTION IS – WHERE IS MY POINTS, or WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG AFTER YOU STATE THANKS, GOT THE INFO, PLEASE STAND BY – a month, a year, two years, a lifetime? what is it? thanks for your patience! marv
marv henderson said Oct 22 4:09am
still waiting……tic tock tic thanks m
marv henderson said Oct 22 4:11am
above is my gambit night mare – HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks marv
marv henderson said Oct 22 4:34am
went to you site – posted the link and made my comments on my facebook. I will continue my one-way repore until your respond on this platform or the other. In a customer Servicve fashion….you have not hit a homerun here.
User said Oct 23 4:59pm
hey – how are you doin today? curious if you know what is happening with my case? thanks m
User said Oct 24 6:29am
another day……tic tic tic tic wazzzzzzzzup? thanks m
User said Oct 25 6:12pm
toc tic toc tic….is it soup yet? thanks m
User said Oct 27 3:14am
tickity tockety wazzzzzzzzup? m
User said Oct 27 5:27pm
tockety tickety wazzzzzzzzup? m
Comment by marv henderson — October 27, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
I, too, have been scammed by Gambit.
I completed an order, sent them a copy of the confirmation email, as requested by the AUTOMATED response email, and now I do not even have any offers area on my game app, along with all of the contact history being gone.
I guess this is their way to try and erase the evidence of the order, much less any options to inquire about it.
Am currently speaking with lawyers about starting a class action lawsuit against all companies involved (Gambit, Zynga, and Direct TV)
Gambit Payments Ticket #3045401
Comment by Sarah Hallback — November 8, 2009 @ 10:23 am
I to have been scammed by gambit. I ordered directv to receive 850 reward points in Mafia Wars and have yet to receive my rewards. I too have gotten several emails saying they need the information again. If you do a class action suit count me in!!!!
Gambit ticket #3023851
Comment by Dustin — November 10, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
Well I am glad I am not alone in this. I too am pissed that I did the Netflix deal where I was suppose to get 128 YoVille cash if I completed the offer. I did and guess what it has been well over a month! Now it is 113 points. Of course when I tried to get on today…their site is down. Go figure. Also, the bot I got was Jenny. I too am seriously pissed and want to join you in that class action lawsuit!
Comment by Kristi Hunter — November 10, 2009 @ 7:58 pm
no you are not alone in this I to am so pissed I can't see
straght/// my ticket was for Block Buster and they owe me
149 points for face book on YoVille cash my ticket number
was 3085061 and I have the prof that I signed. I have no
way of reaching them/////we need to get together for a lawsuit seriously////
Comment by Gail McGill — January 16, 2010 @ 8:36 pm