Struggling game makerZynga received another blow Monday, with the exit of Laurence 'Lo' Toney, an executive who oversaw the company's hugely popular online poker game. Toney, who has been with Zynga since 2010, revealed that he left the company via hisLinkedIn profile. He shows his current profession as 'mentor at MuckerLab,' a Los Angeles startup accelerator, and lists Zynga among his previous professions. The general manager ofZynga Poker for two years, Toney also spent a year as a general manager in the company's mobile division,according toAllThingsD. Toney's current 'professional headline' onLinkedIn is: 'Technology Leader. Internet Strategist. Startup Advisor.' He did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Zynga Poker was the game maker's first ever game, and the world's largest free-to-play online poker game,according to its official site. Toney is the latest in a string of top-level executives to leave Zynga. Chief technology officer Allan Leinwand, as well as chief marketing and revenue officer Jeff Karp resigned last month. In August,chief operating officer John Schappert and chief creative officer Mike Verdu left the company to found his own firm. Zynga also lost two vice presidents, Bill Mooney and Brian Birtwistle, at the end of August. The San Francisco-based firm, which went public last December, saw itsstock plummet to an alltime low last Friday. Zynga had forecast a third quarter loss due to weak demand for its webbased games,the Associated Press reports. Known for games such asFarmVille andMafia Wars, the company has been losing popularity on Facebook - its largest platform - and is struggling to make the transition tomobile gaming. Read more:http://mashable.com/2012/10/09/zynga-poker-leaves/ Zynga Poker Chief Calls it Quits
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