Social gaming developer Zynga has yanked its UK-facing real-money online gambling operation, a partnership with UK-listed online gambling operator Bwin.party.

Launched with great fanfare in April 2013, the ZyngaPlus casino and poker products were intended to allow the San Francisco developer to transition its popular social gaming products from dealing in virtual credits to cold hard cash. Sadly, the launch was greeted with as much enthusiasm as a beer fart in a crowded elevator and it was only three months later that Zynga announced it was reversing course on its broader real-money ambitions.

On Thursday, ZyngaPlus players received emails informing them that the sites would be closing “shortly” and advising them to withdraw their balances. A Zynga spokesperson told eGaming Review the company remained “committed to delivering customers unparalleled free-to-play mobile gaming experiences in the mainstream, evergreen categories they care the most about.”

A Bwin.party spokesman said ZyngaPlus’ demise didn’t necessarily spell the end of its relationship with Zynga. Bwin.party claimed the two parties were “discussing a number of other potential projects for future development.” Bwin.party’s attempts to diversity its offering have proven equally futile, as evidence by the January shutdown of Bwin.party’s Sportster Bet and Win social sports betting product after less than six months of operation.

Bwin.party had reportedly found a buyer for its money-losing Win social gaming division in Rising Tide Games, the new startup founded by former 888 Holdings and Zynga exec Maytal Olsha, although those sale talks have reportedly fallen apart. Despite its falling revenue, Zynga still has sizeable cash holdings and might be amenable to taking Win off Bwin.party’s hands, especially since the struggling Bwin.party is clearly a motivated seller and could be willing to let Win go on the cheap.

Nevada casinos snapped their five-month losing streak in January as revenue rose 7.8% to $952.7m.

The numbers were even better on the Las Vegas Strip, where revenue rose 15.4% to $576.8m. The rebound was largely due to a 69% rise in baccarat revenue to $137.8m. Baccarat enjoyed a 17.35% win rate, compared to a record low 9% in January 2014. However, baccarat volume fell 13.5% in January, the fifth straight month that baccarat whales have kept a tighter grip on their wallets.

Blackjack revenue was flat at $97.8m, while roulette rose 37% to $34.5m and craps fell 7% to $28m. The rest of the table games finished as follows: three-card poker ($13.7m, +22%), mini-baccarat ($11.1m, +3%), pai gow poker ($9.6m, +3%), let it ride ($3.2m, -4%), pai gow ($3m, -26%), keno ($1.9m, -6%) and bingo ($450k, +7%). Slots revenue fell 1% to $561.2m.

Nevada sportsbook revenue rose 51.7% to $20.3m, the fifth straight month sports betting revenue has topped the $20m mark, a new state record. The numbers were driven by a 28.7% rise in basketball winnings to $14m, another new Nevada record for the month of January. Basketball stakes hit $177m and hold reached 7.9%.

Football revenue was up 90% to $4.7m on a 2.54% hold, making a total football win of $106m from September through the Super Bowl. Pari-mutuel race betting revenue was up 7.25% to $4.7m while ‘other’ wagers rose 134% to $1.7m. Parlay cards rose 268% to $964k but this was cancelled out by laggard baseball bettors cashing in $992k worth of winners.

Meanwhile, Rep. Dina Titus has reintroduced federal legislation that would repeal the 0.0025% tax on Nevada sportsbook betting handle. On Friday, Titus sent a letter to the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means reiterating her position that the $9m to $11m the state sends Washington each year via this tax was a pittance in federal budget terms but that same sum could do some real good if it stayed in Nevada. Titus’ previous effort to repeal the tax went nowhere.