According to eGaming Review site Facebook is in talks with several operators of poker in order to provide online poker games for real money on Facebook in early 2012. The companies so far are referenced 888Holdings and Gamesys, and it is known that negotiations with the 888 have been going on since last summer.
The current speculation is that Facebook will launch real-money games in the first place in the UK and then expand further across Europe. The sources indicated that Facebook wants to manage licenses in eight different sectors (such as poker, casino and bingo) and offer real money games and withdraws.
Interestingly, not mentioned as a partner in this process is Zynga, which currently operates the largest poker room in the world (Zynga Poker on Facebook with 30 million players). Zynga recently said they have no plans for real money, though perhaps they should reconsider.
