Judul : The Case for Bitcoin at the World Series of Poker
link : The Case for Bitcoin at the World Series of Poker
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| Won't fit a suitcase, will fit a BTC wallet (photo: Joe Giron/WSOP) |
So it comes as little surprise that reports came on the first day of the Series that players at the Rio have had their hotel rooms robbed of cash and valuables. While hotel theft of valuables is an issue across the hospitality industry, the loss of large sums of cash can be directly avoided by poker players at the Series if the WSOP high command would do one, little thing...
Adopt bitcoin.
Caesars Entertainment! Allow me to enumerate the benefits of accepting bitcoin at the cage:
- Digital, quick transactions of large sums of cash in the same amount of time it would take to count it out for the cameras, if not quicker.
- Meet my friends Coinbase and Bitpay. They have an excellent track record in helping large businesses accept bitcoin transactions and instantaneously convert them into the currency of their choice, eliminating any bitcoin price volatility risk.
- Potentially more international player participation as the traveler will no longer be burdened by additional customs and banking hassles due to traveling with large sums of cash.
- Heightened player safety, as they are no longer walking targets.
Players! It is my pleasure to remind you of the convenience of using bitcoin at the cage:
- I repeat: No more walking targets.
- Getting your money in and out of the country in a form other than cash is now cheaper
and easier than ever (even cheaper than an "out of ATM network" withdrawal or traveler's cheques).
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| It's like a bank in your hands (photo: Wikimedia Commons) |
- Increased peace of mind that your money is safe while you play.
I am sure the poobahs at Caesars and WSOP would have to run this up the flagpole with the ever-present Nevada Gaming Control Board for approval. However, with so much infrastructure continuing to be built around "the Internet of money," bitcoin is not a fad - it's big business. I see no reason why bitcoin shouldn't be a viable option by next year's World Series.
Test it out at a few WSOPC (Circuit) stops over the next year to work out the kinks. Because if you won't bitcoin, I am sure the eagle eyes of the poker landscape from the European Poker Tour to the World Poker Tour and beyond, will bitcoin.
Edwardo Jackson is an author, poker player, and avid user of social media who stumbled upon bitcoin in March 2013 when working with Upworthy. He thinks about bitcoin - a lot.
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| Won't fit a suitcase, will fit a BTC wallet (photo: Joe Giron/WSOP) |
So it comes as little surprise that reports came on the first day of the Series that players at the Rio have had their hotel rooms robbed of cash and valuables. While hotel theft of valuables is an issue across the hospitality industry, the loss of large sums of cash can be directly avoided by poker players at the Series if the WSOP high command would do one, little thing...
Adopt bitcoin.
Caesars Entertainment! Allow me to enumerate the benefits of accepting bitcoin at the cage:
- Digital, quick transactions of large sums of cash in the same amount of time it would take to count it out for the cameras, if not quicker.
- Meet my friends Coinbase and Bitpay. They have an excellent track record in helping large businesses accept bitcoin transactions and instantaneously convert them into the currency of their choice, eliminating any bitcoin price volatility risk.
- Potentially more international player participation as the traveler will no longer be burdened by additional customs and banking hassles due to traveling with large sums of cash.
- Heightened player safety, as they are no longer walking targets.
Players! It is my pleasure to remind you of the convenience of using bitcoin at the cage:
- I repeat: No more walking targets.
- Getting your money in and out of the country in a form other than cash is now cheaper
and easier than ever (even cheaper than an "out of ATM network" withdrawal or traveler's cheques).
|
| It's like a bank in your hands (photo: Wikimedia Commons) |
- Increased peace of mind that your money is safe while you play.
I am sure the poobahs at Caesars and WSOP would have to run this up the flagpole with the ever-present Nevada Gaming Control Board for approval. However, with so much infrastructure continuing to be built around "the Internet of money," bitcoin is not a fad - it's big business. I see no reason why bitcoin shouldn't be a viable option by next year's World Series.
Test it out at a few WSOPC (Circuit) stops over the next year to work out the kinks. Because if you won't bitcoin, I am sure the eagle eyes of the poker landscape from the European Poker Tour to the World Poker Tour and beyond, will bitcoin.
Edwardo Jackson is an author, poker player, and avid user of social media who stumbled upon bitcoin in March 2013 when working with Upworthy. He thinks about bitcoin - a lot.
