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Bitcoin-only online casino Bitcasino.io has expanded its content portfolio with 120 Pragmatic Play titles. Pragmatic Play will join NetEnt and Endorphina in Bitcasino’s content portfolio with its HTML5-built games offer. Head of marketing for BitCasino, Tomas Toro believes the new games will prove to be a big hit in its Europe and Asia markets, bringing …
Lithuanian businessman Tony Guoga’s TonyBet online gambling site has seen an immediate increase in sign-ups following its decision to accept virtual currency Bitcoin as a deposit option, according to company spokesman Warren Lush. Lush revealed that the company partnered with SpectroCoin in integrating the service, which converts the players’ Bitcoin deposits to fiat currencies once …
According to the Reuters news agency the US Marshals Service plans to auction off over 2,700 Bitcoins with a value around $1.6 million on August 22. The cyber-currency being offered for sale was seized by enforcement authorities in several cases, including the high-profile Silk Road prosecution of founder Ross Ulbricht, who in May last year …
One of the main player attractions of the cyber-currency Bitcoin is probably the anonymity of transactions in which it used, but that could become a thing of the past according to an article in Gaming Tech Law this week. The piece points to a European Commission-sponsored anti-money laundering initiative calling for the creation of a …
Despite indications that the UK Gambling Commission has approved the use of cyber-currencies like Bitcoin by its licensees, the Malta regulator is taking a more cautious approach and for now will monitor the industry whilst considering possibilities in collaboration with banking and financial authorities. The chief of the Malta Gaming Authority regulatory body, Joseph Cushieri …
Amid growing reports that gambling regulators in Malta and the Isle of Man are considering following Curacao in approving Bitcoin as an acceptable currency for gambling, the UK Gambling Commission has amended section 5 of its Licence Conditions and Code of Practice to permit the use of digital currencies with effect from the end of …
Posts on the Reddit social networking forum Tuesday indicate that the Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has halted trading following an alleged security breach by hackers that may have resulted in the theft of 119,756 bitcoins (around US$ 65 million at current exchange rates.) Bitfinex director Zane Tackett was unable to clarify details of the …
Florida Circuit Judge Teresa Pooler made an interesting ruling on the cyber currency Bitcoin this week, finding that it was not legal tender (ie money) but could be characterised as property. The judge was presiding in a case against a Bitcoin dealer named Michell Abner Espinoza who was caught in a police sting operation and …
Coin Gaming, the operator of bitcoin-denominated casino Bitcasino.io, has launched Sportsbet.io, a new bitcoin-only sportsbook, in good time for the Euro 2016 football championships. Part of the launch marketing campaign for the new enterprise is an exclusive competition for players registering an account at Sportsbet.io with tickets to Euro 2016 matches as prizes, including the …
It looks as if the online payment processing giant PayPal is about to incorporate cyber currencies into its system; the company has reportedly lodged a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that includes a lengthy description of how it manages virtual currencies, specifically naming bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin. The application’s abstract describes …
SoftSwiss has launched a white label casino for Bitcoin.com, saying the company is now on the highway to making Bitcoin ever-more widespread. “The current white label partnership can be viewed as a giant leap for both parties,” SoftSwiss said, “combining the creation of an online casino powered by SoftSwiss which will raise awareness of Bitcoin …
Online casino and poker operator Bovada has integrated the virtual currency Bitcoin into its player payment and deposit options to give customers a wider choice of financial facilities, the company has announced. Less palatable is the unilateral manner in which the company’s affiliate marketing management wing, Betting Partners, has declared it will be switching affiliates …
Online casino white label provider SoftSwiss has announced the launch of a new internet casino titled Bitcoin.com for Bitcoin virtual currency promoter and investor Roger Ver. The casino is a vehicle for not only a further income for Ver’s company, but one which will further publicise the advantages of e-commerce using virtual currency. Ver founded …
The Bitcoin-denominated online casino Coinroll has confirmed independent reports from security specialist MacKeeper last month that information from over 4,500 of its player accounts has been found on an internet database not associated with the company. The accounts info was linked to over 9,500 bitcoin wallets, the publication Softpedia reported. According to Softpedia, MacKeeper staffer …
One of the larger Bitcoin online casino operations, mBit Casino, has announced that it has switched from the CoinGaming platform to a more diverse offering from SoftSwiss, becoming the latest such site to opt for the SoftSwiss solution. The switch means that mBit players have wider access to a variety of online casino, poker and …
The conventional wisdom is that Bitcoin was invented by a mysterious Japanese genius named Satoshi Nakamoto, although a credible physical presence has never been demonstrated, creating one of those industry mysteries and associated rumour and myth. Two respected techie publications – Gismodo and Wired – this week suggested that the man behind the Nakamoto alias …
Betsoft Gaming has extended its relationship with bitcoin-only online casino coingaming.io with the provision of an entire suite of gaming products including its Slots3 collection of 3D video slots and the ToGo library of mobile games. “Betsoft is a well-known leader in the provision of 3D cinematic gaming for online slots and we are delighted …
The latest Bitcoin-denominated online casino to soft-launch, Oshi, has a steam punk theme and was founded by 90Digital originator Nick Garner. Licensed in Curacao, the enterprise is powered by SoftSwiss. CTO Tom Finlayson says the company has an ambitious development schedule that targets both recreational and serious members of the gambling community. “It’s a virtual …
Bryan Micon, the Las Vegas Bitcoin online casino operator of the Seals With Clubs website who was busted by Nevada authorities earlier this year in a raid on his home, (see previous reports) has been sentenced for operating an illegal gambling system. The Associated Press news agency reports on Tuesday that a Las Vegas court …
Search engine optimisation (SEO) specialist company 90Digital has entered the bitcoin online casino arena with the launch of Oshi! in Alpha format. Oshi! utilises the SoftSwiss platform under a Curacao licence and is headed up by founder Nick Garner who has spent time at Betfair and Unibet in the SEO area. “Having been in the …
Online punters and other users of the virtual currency Bitcoin will be pleased to hear that the European Court of Justice has ruled that Bitcoin is to be treated in Europe in the same way as traditional fiat currencies, and is exempted from value added tax. The Court found this week that cyber-currency transactions buying …
Now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox’s chief executive officer Mark Karpelès has been rearrested and charged with embezzling GBP 1.7 million worth of bitcoin from the collapsed bitcoin exchange by Japanese authorities. On his arrest earlier this year, it was reported that the alleged fraud led to the collapse of the exchange and damage to the …
Bitcasino, a Bitcoin online casino and sportsbook operator, has signed a games content agreement with 3D slots developer Booming Games which will see the latter’s full portfolio of 21 products integrated with the online gambling website. The games include Marketplace, Ice World and Fort Knox – all compatible with mobile and tablet devices. A spokesperson …
Six unnamed German entrepreneurs have launched a new Bitcoin-denominated online gambling website using proprietary technology and introducing a novel form of gambling not dissimilar to the old Pac-man game. Branded Chopcoin.io, the site has proved popular in its first few days post-launch and invites players to buy-in to a game in which each controls a …