It was created and launched in July 2007 by a team consisting of some of the founders of the company including Justin Waldron, Michael Luxton, and Eric Schiermeyer.

According to Jeff Grubb of VentureBeat, the change was unpopular with users, who believed that Zynga was "throwing too many unwanted features in the way" of playing poker.

After the revamp in 2014, players "forced the publisher" to bring back a "classic" version of the original poker game.

[15] In March 2019 Zynga Poker added a tournament code called Spin & Win, allowing for faster play and higher stakes.

Gibeau said the company is working on updates that will help Zynga Poker get back into growth mode.

"[18] As of August 2010, the game is available in Mandarin Chinese in China as well as on Facebook in Hong Kong and Taiwan under the name Zynga Texas Poker.

In 2018, Nascar announced that Go Fas Racing was partnering with Zynga Poker, with the game serving as primary sponsor for the No.