Bitcoin really appears to have taken off over the past few month. The first Bitcoin ATM was installed in Vancouver recently and the value of the currency has doubled in the last month, which is a pretty spectacular return on investment. It makes me wonder if I should give up betting on horses and just put the lot on Bitcoin. I know there are a couple of mobile poker rooms that accept Bitcoin but Texas Hold'em really isn't my thing. Does anyone know of any mobile casinos or bookmakers that accept Bitcoin?
Hey Stevo, the only mobile gambling site that I'm aware of that accepts Bitcoin at present is SwitchPoker (UPDDATE: No longer accepting bitcoin) but they currently offer iOS and Android Texas Hold'em. I'm not aware of any credible mobile sports betting or casino sites that accept Bitcoin. If anyone knows of any I'd love to hear about them. TOP BITCOIN BOOKMAKER & CASINO APP: WWW.NITROGENSPORTS.EU - Overall the best bitcoin sports betting apps in my opinion. WWW.BETCOIN.AG - My Favourite bitcoin casino and poker rooms.
A new Bitcoin poker site for Android has launched called Seals With Clubs offering both real money tournaments and ring games. We still haven't come across any major online sportsbook that lists Bitcoin as a banking method. We started a thread here to discuss the various online and mobile poker rooms that accept Bitcoin
The sad news is that SealsWithClubs no longer exists, which is bad news for US-based poker players. The Android poker site discovered that there was security breaches in their software. Rather than continuing they decided that it was safer to permanently shut. The good news is that players were able to withdraw their Bitcoin after the site shutdown.
BetOnline, a US facing online bookmaker, how accept Bitcoin payments. BetOnline is compatible with virtually every type of mobile OS including iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android. They've been in business since the 90's and generally regarded as one of the safest and most reliable betting sites for US gamblers. Here's our full review of the BetOnline app http://www.androidbettingapps.com/betonline-usa-horse-race-betting-app.html
This article titled The Best Bookmaker Apps for iPhone and Android gives a good overview of bitcoin-only sportsbook apps like CloudBet and BetCoin.
Americas Cardroom, who are part of the ever growing US friendly Winning Poker Network, now accept bitcoin. Americas Cardroom is one of the biggest poker rooms for United States based players so this is great news.
is bitcoin gambling legal in the United States since you're not actually gambling with dollars? does the US government actually recognize bitcoin as being currency?
Nitrogen Sports has emerged as the clear leader for bitcoin sports betting. Their mobile software is excellent, they offer betting lines on an incredibly large amount of markets and they have the best odds. We discuss the Nitrogen Sports iPhone and Android app is greater detail in this thread http://forums.androidbettingapps.co...bitcoin-sportsbook-app-for-iPhone-and-Android
yes nitrogen sports are the clear leader when it comes to sports betting with bitcoin. they are getting a lot of competition from the like of bovada and betonline who have recently started accepting bitcoin also.
Major online sportsbooks that service US sporting fans are definitely waking up to the power of bitcoin. Even Bovada and Bodog have begun to accept bitcoin for deposit.
If you want to play real money poker with bitcoin you should try the Ignition poker app http://www.androidbettingapps.com/ignition-casino-usa-mobile-poker.html
I've made a couple of withdrawals recently from Bovada and 5Dimes using bitcoin and I'm pretty impressed. Instead of waiting 3 weeks for a cheque the bitcoin is in my account in 3 days.
The price of a single bitcoin rose by about 5% the week the NLF and College Football. I think this was because of demand from sports bettors in the USA.