VeraJohn online casino has just become the first online casino in a regulated sphere to announce that they will start to accept the bitcoin as a valid form of payment method for users looking to make a deposit into their accounts. Plenty of users already enjoy the site for the slot machines, classic table games, and video poker that it has on offer, and now there is the addition of this extra draw which will certainly convince plenty more people to begin signing up in the near future. Both new and existing customers will be welcome to use the virtual currency from now on.
“One of our key company values is innovation and that is why we are very proud to be the first regulated and licensed online casino to offer Bitcoin to our customers,” said a Vera John Spokesperson. This news is not perhaps unexpected: plenty of bitcoin operators have started to move closer to the idea of gambling over recent years, and the first bitcoin only casino launched quite recently. We have also seen other respected companies introducing the use of bitcoin – Zynga recently made the announcement that they would be allowing players to use the BitPay payments service for their Facebook games such as FarmVille 2, CastleVille, and others. The news has certainly lead to a rapid surge in popularity of the online and virtual currency, counteracting a brief decline which was caused when the Bank of China announced that they would not be allowing financial institutions to sell, trade, or store bitcoins. Now it remains to be seen just how many players will be taking them up on the offer to use bitcoins in their online casino accounts, and what kind of an effect that will have on the bitcoin economy.
Many people are very much in favour of using these virtual coins because they are perceived to be a little bit safer than paying with your own currency; rather than having to make a transfer from your bank or credit card, you purchase the bitcoins first and then use them to pay for whatever it is that you want. This has the advantage of allowing people to play in a more anonymous way, and also provides a chance to invest in a currency which is performing very well – the value of bitcoins has increased many times over since they first started to become a bit more widespread. Vera John have certainly shown that they are willing to move forward with the times and to act on every chance that they have to improve their offering to their players, as this is just the latest in a string of announcements that have to do with new partnerships with other companies, the release of new games onto their platform, and the introduction of new bonuses or promotions which give players the chance to celebrate worldwide events or just get some free cash into their accounts to have a bit more fun without needing to fund it.