Betsoft have recently taken a real step forward into the future of online gaming by launching bitcoin support for all licensees of the BTC Poker Network, with all of the 3-D slot game is now available on the network too. While bitcoin usage may not yet be widespread enough to have been taken on by sites such as the Slotsville Casino, more and more operators are now at least starting to consider allowing payments to be taken through the virtual currency which can be purchased in a more or less anonymous way through the Internet on various sites.
Betsoft’s products are available to BTC customers alongside the core poker product, and the online gaming suppliers have now decided to support the digital currency as part of a drive to ensure that they are always at the forefront of technical innovation within the gambling industry. “At BetSoft, we are committed to embracing the challenges posed by the relentless evolution of technology, and we are prepared to shift with the times to allow for top end innovation in every facet of the iGaming sector,” Anthony Locke, the head of product development for Betsoft, explained. The poker network launched earlier this year, and currently includes partners such as 365betbit, Coinpoker, and Bluffabit. The director of marketing for the company, Andrew Turner, was keen to explain how his company have worked closely with Betsoft in order to help create the digital infrastructure which will allow them to support bitcoin usage. “We pride ourselves on providing access to new and exciting opportunities, and Bitcoin simply gives players more options for payment when playing at any of our licensees’ establishments,” Turner said. This is always the kind of factor which could make or break an online casino site, particularly can when it comes to poker which is quite a fickle industry, as it is an indicator of whether players will be able to get exactly what they want at the online poker site when they want it rather than having to wait for innovations.
Bitcoins are certainly rising in popularity at the moment, and we recently told you about how the British online casino Vera John has decided to allow the currency to be used as a deposit method onto the site. They are the first online casino site to have done so, although there are others which have been formed around the bitcoin concept which are not yet fully regulated, and more and more operators are catching on to this idea and starting to think about whether or not they should be adding it to their sites as well. If you are able to get involved with bitcoin then now is probably a good time to do so, as the currency is only gaining in popularity and has seen values increasing rapidly, much to the delight of those who invested in it right from the very beginning and converted some of their cash into bitcoins to shop with.