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Bitcoin operator claims launch of first virtual currency sports betting

29 Aug 2015

BetCoin Bitcoin Entertainment Network (BBEN) claims it has debuted the first virtual sports offering for its players, rolling out its entry into the sportsbook sector with virtual sports and virtual displays for live events, all available for desktop and mobile Bitcoin gamblers. The virtual displays for live events is punted as especially appealing to mobile …

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Bitcoin furore over new XT version

18 Aug 2015

Users of the Bitcoin virtual currency are reportedly unhappy with the new Bitcoin XT version developed by Mike Hearn and recommended by the currency’s chief scientist, Gavin Andresen…but the latter says that consumers are starting to come round to the idea, with 10 percent of the network embracing the new product within the last few …

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Prague games developer lands another operator

5 Aug 2015

Online Bitcoin casino operator Fortune Jack has announced that games from the Prague-based game developer Endorphina are now available following a content deal. Jan Urbanec, business development manager at Endorphina, confirmed the agreement and said that updated content would be provided as new games were developed.

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New Bitcoin-only sportsbook

4 Aug 2015

BitCasino.io has expanded its offer to include a bitcoin-only sportsbook in anticipation of the kick off of the English Premiership football season later this week. The operator said due to customer demand the “sportsbook will provide over 10,000 live betting markets per week, including popular fast-developing betting sports such as MMA and eSports”.

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Former Bitcoin dealer arrested in Japan

1 Aug 2015

The former head of the now defunct Mt.Gox Bitcoin exchange, Mark Karpeles (30), was arrested Saturday by Japanese police on allegations of fraud. The Agence France Presse news agency reports that the alleged fraud led to the collapse of the exchange and damage to the credibility of Bitcoin as a virtual currency. Bitcoin is becoming …

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Coingaming launches sportsbook software for the Bitcoin e-gaming market

30 Jul 2015

Coingaming.io, a software provider for white-label Bitcoin casino solutions, announced Thursday that it has launched its Bitcoin-only sportsbook product ahead of the forthcoming English Premiership football season, which starts on August 8th 2015. The sportsbook solution will offer several unique opportunities for bitcoin gaming operators, and has been designed and built in-house to maximise profits …

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Betchain Bitcoin Casino expands offer with Endorphina titles

22 Jul 2015

Bitcoin online casino BetChain has taken on a range of Endorphina titles following its partnership with the SoftSwiss Casino Platform. Ruslan Lyulko, head of sales at Endorphina said: “We tend to choose the casino operators carefully. With BetChain, we are sure that the players will get the best service and support as well as a …

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Bitcoin site integrates NetEnt casino games

8 Jul 2015

Coingaming.io, a software provider for white-label Bitcoin casino solutions, announced Wednesday that it is the first ever licensed Bitcoin-only gaming platform to integrate and launch NetEnt casino games. NetEnt’s games offering provides the Coingaming Bitcoin only casino platform with access to 150+ HTML5 games. It also includes 30+ mobile games, including Gonzo’s Quest, Starburst, South …

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Cloudbet acquires troubled BetVIP customer base

1 Jul 2015

Bitcoin operator Cloudbet will acquire Curacao-licensed BetVIP’s customer base following the suspension of its operations earlier this month. Under the terms of the agreement, Cloudbet has committed to reimbursing BetVIP customers in full with immediate effect and without restriction. “Acquiring the BetVIP player base brings relief to BetVIP players who have been waiting several weeks …

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UK regulators tackles Bitcoin operators

1 Jul 2015

The UK Gambling Commission has written to a number of unlicensed Bitcoin operators who are offering their services in the UK market. The authority clarified that it considers Bitcoin to fall under the category of “money’s worth” saying any operator offering the facility requires an operating licence and without which they are operating illegally.

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Bitcoin’s anonymity advantage backfires on casino operator

30 Jun 2015

The advantages of anonymity offered by virtual currencies like Bitcoin, so often used in marketing tactics by online casinos using the cyber-currency, backfired expensively on the operator of the Primedice website last year. When a dishonest punter was able to exploit a software flaw on a simple dice game, it cost the operator over a …

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Bitcoin online sportsbook closes

16 Jun 2015

BetVIP, a Malta-based Bitcoin-denominated online sportsbook, has closed after barely a year in operation, reports the publication Sportsbook Review. The company’s website displayed the bad news for players this week, advising: “The shareholders of BetVIP have decided to suspend trading of the business as of Friday 12th June. Due to the early nature of Bitcoin …

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New Bitcoin-only online casino

1 Jun 2015

A  new Costa Rica-based bitcoin-only online casino has launched at Vegas Casino.io on the Curacao-licensed Coingaming platform. According to the press release, the unidentified team behind the new offer “boasts an experienced team of professionals behind the platform” who have run “casinos, sports books and poker for over a decade”, however, executive and ownership details …

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New Bitcoin slot planned by Endorphina

9 Apr 2015

Prague-based online gambling software developer Endorphina has revealed that its next online slot will be titled Satoshi Secret, and will be themed on the Bitcoin trend currently sweeping through online casino operators. The developer is playing its cards close to its chest on the content of the new game, other than to say that is …

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New Bitcoin online casino

5 Apr 2015

A new online casino supporting Bitcoin transactions has surfaced on the internet under Curacao licensing and the title Betkurus.com. Owned by DigitalSport Entertainment NV, the project was reportedly part-financed by the Hong Kong-based Bitcoin processor CoinMatrix to the tune of around $670,000. The games on the site, which appears targeted on the Turkish, Argentinian, Brazil …

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Betchain Bitcoin Casino integrates BetSoft and Amatic Games

11 Mar 2015

Bitcoin-only Betchain Casino has integrated a selection of BetSoft Gaming and Amatic Industries games following content deals announced this week. A portfolio of 152 Amatic Industries’ popular land-based games, adapted for online, and BetSoft Gaming titles will be on offer following the deal. “Once we felt that we had a solid foundation to work with, …

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New Gameart games for Bitcoin players

4 Mar 2015

Bitcoin denominated online casino platform provider Coingaming.io has integrated games from developer Gameart into its platform. Integration with GameART provides operators that use the Coingaming Bitcoin only casino platform with access to their first 12 games available on all devices, including both flash and HTML5 versions, with mobile coming soon. Tauri Tiitsaar, COO of Coingaming, …

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A new take on the SealsWithClubs story

22 Feb 2015

Bitcoin poker players who sensed internal troubles when online poker operator Seals With Clubs.com suffered  and then announced its demise last week (see previous  reports) were on the mark; in a rather bitter and meandering Youtube vid which appeared over the weekend more information was given by part-owner and chairman Bryan Micon. In silhouette against …

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SealsWithClubs Bitcoin casino shuts down

20 Feb 2015

Bitcoin player suspicions that something was seriously wrong at the SealsWithClubs casino after over a week of downtime “to deal with technical problems” (see previous  report) were confirmed this week when the company announced it was shuttering operations immediately, although withdrawal services are to continue to enable players to clear their account balances. The notification …

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What’s up at SealsWithClubs

16 Feb 2015

One of the longest-established Bitcoin online casinos, SealsWithClubs, appears to be having a tough time which it has attributed to hardware issues, experiencing several offline outages in recent weeks. In the latest, the facilities have been down for the past four days as management struggles with the problem and – to its credit – communicates …

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Bitcoin casino integrates Microgaming Quickfire games

10 Feb 2015

Bitcoin platform provider Coingaming.io will offer Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, games in a content supply deal announced Tuesday, to which it claims to be the first ever licensed Bitcoin-only gaming platform to do so. The integration will provide operators access to a portfolio of over 400 games in 20 languages, the first going live with …

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Bitcoin platform provider integrates Endorphina games

2 Feb 2015

Bitcoin platform provider Coingaming.io has integrated a full range of 24 HD casino games from Czech Republic-based software start-up Endorphina in a content deal announced this week. The integration of Endorphina games will include game titles such as Geisha, Safari and Blast! Boom! Bang!. “Our partnership with Endorphina ensures our network of online Bitcasino operators …

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Bitcoin marketplace partners with online gambling software supplier

22 Jan 2015

Catering to rising online gambling industry interest (but falling prices in the Bitcoin virtual currency) the SoftSwiss online gambling software provider and the Europe-based Cubit Bitcoin marketplace have partnered for an ICE show demonstration. Cubit CEO Tim Rehder said in a statement this week that his company will share its insight and experiences on the …

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Russia doesn´t like Bitcoin

16 Jan 2015

In a move which some currency experts are interpreting as a predecessor to a wider initiative against the Bitcoin virtual currency, Russia’s Internet overseer Roskomnadzor has ISP-blacklisted certain Bitcoin websites. Russian federal law provides ample justification for such a move, with Article 27 clearly stating that the rouble is Russia’s sole legal currency, and that …

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