October 22, 2017
The PaiWangLuo online poker Network that includes Ignition, Bovada, and Bodog among its member skins, has announced that it is now accepting Bitcoin Cash as a player deposit and withdrawal cyber currency. The initial system, which is reportedly soon to be improved, is at present rather cumbersome and involves players having to contact Support weekdays […]
October 16, 2017
The business publication Forbes reported over the weekend that Americas Cardroom subsidiary Winning Poker Network is about to expand its current acceptance of Bitcoin to embrace around 60 other cyber currencies. WPN started accepting Bitcoin as a currency in 2014, and a spokesman told Forbes that it has thus far received very positive feedback […]
January 29, 2016
St.Kitts and Nevis-licensed FortuneJack Casino has launched a Bitcoin Poker platform offering freerolls and up to 40 percent rake back. Customers can choose between free-play, BitCoin or real-money play on freeroll games that start every hour along with GTD tournaments.
April 28, 2015
The Attorney General’s Office in Nevada has laid charges against Bryan Micon, the alleged owner of the Bitcoin-denominated online poker site Seals With Clubs, which Our readers will recall was shuttered following a Nevada Gaming Commission operation in February this year. The action, and a visit to Micon’s Las Vegas home by officials armed with […]
April 15, 2015
The BurnTurn Bitcoin Poker room is expected to launch April 17th in Beta format offering what it terms a “full array of poker games”. Readers will recall Open Source Industries Ltd (BurnTurn) in Antigua acquired Satoshi Poker from Dutch owner Bart van Oort in June 2014 via an auction held on the BitcoinTalk forum. The […]
March 18, 2015
Curacao-licensed BetVIP, a start-up bitcoin-only sportsbook, virtual and casino offer, has expanded with a poker vertical for Mac and Windows. BetVIP was launched in June 2014 by young South African entrepreneur Daniel Schwartzkopff who said the business had experienced rapid growth over the past year . Players can make instant deposits, withdrawals and take a […]
January 8, 2015
Get Lucky Poker, a new online poker site founded by respected professional poker player Michael Mizrachi (see previous reports) has soft launched, but it may be a tricky time for such an enterprise – a recent $5.2 million hack on Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has sent the virtual currency’s value spiralling downwards. Then there’s the resistance […]
December 30, 2014
The latest Bitcoin-friendly online poker room, BitnPlay.eu, is set to go live early in February 2015, offering players the reassurance of depositing through Bitcoin wallets rather than via the gambling site itself…and receiving winnings in the same direct manner. The operator is also touting an opportunity for Bitcoin-savvy investors to participate in the site’s success […]
November 21, 2014
Coingaming.io, a platform provider which specialises in providing Bitcoin crypto currency solutions for the i-gaming sector, announced Friday that it has launched the Coin Poker Network with InstaDeal Poker’s network solution. The Coin Poker Network allows platform partners to benefit from shared Bitcoin-only player liquidity and is a direct result of the increasing trend to […]
September 17, 2014
Costa Rica-based Nitrogen Sports, an online Bitcoin sportsbook launched in 2012, will add online poker to its offer from Thursday, September 18, 2014. The new poker client, developed by Cubeia, will be fully integrated with Nitrogen Sports’ sportsbook allowing bettors to seamlessly wager on upcoming matches and/or play poker for bitcoin or play money. “This […]