Bitcoin Gambling Legal

Bitcoin gambling legalA hot topic of discussion in the Bitcoin community is the legality of Bitcoin gambling. Bitcoin has many uses in the gambling world, including playing poker, betting on sports, or playing on online casinos. Since Bitcoin is a virtual currency, legislation covering it is either unclear, or non-existent. This can make it it difficult for users to find the right information.

Is it legal to play on a Bitcoin casino?

Users should make sure that there are no laws restricting online gambling in their jurisdiction. According to some members of the Bitcoin Forum who have researched the topic, it may be illegal to gamble Bitcoin online in some U.S. states. Some Bitcoin casinos have taken action to prevent players from the United States from accessing their websites, such as Satoshi Dice. Other casinos have decided to allow players from the USA to continue playing. It is illegal in many countries to gamble unless you are above the minimum age to gamble. The age requirement for gambling varies in the United States, based on the state, but it is usually between 18 and 21.

A large number of Bitcoin gambling companies operate overseas, in countries like Costa Rica. They claim that this allows them to take bets legally, as long as the players follow the laws of their own country.

Why is Bitcoin gambling legal?

Bitcoin remains a mostly unregulated virtual currency, at the moment. In many parts of the world, Bitcoin is not recognized as a financial instrument, or a form of currency. This can mean that existing laws pertaining to online gambling may not apply to Bitcoin. Additionally, it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for regulators to control it. The peer-to-peer nature of the network prevents any transactions between players and casinos from being blocked, or restricted by governments. It can even be challenging to identify a user of a betting site, since addresses are not attached to bank accounts or personal data. In the criminal complaint against the owner of the illegal Silk Road marketplace, the FBI acknowledged that “Bitcoins are not illegal in and of themselves and have known legitimate uses.”

Furthermore, in a U.S. Senate hearing on Bitcoin which occurred in November, politicians confirmed that the cryptocurrency is in fact legal. However, the American government does not seem to have declared whether or not gambling with Bitcoin is lawful.

To be certain that online Bitcoin gambling is in fact legal in your country, you should contact your local authorities for more information. In the meantime, Bitcoin users all over the world can continue to gamble with BTC, unless there are laws restricting them from doing so.

Bitcoin is so much more than a currency

2014-01-11 18:05:39 by -


We see the potential for bitcoin technology (lowerc
ase ‘b’; formally
distributed consensus-based asset ledger
technology based on proof of work
) to digitize and decentralize trust
. The implications of eliminating the need for
centralized trust may go beyond payment networks to
areas such as securities markets, sports gambling
and even
legal contracts.
We believe the evolution of the protocol to allow
embedded meta data and code in the blockchain pave
s the
way for distributed exchanges to leverage the block
chain protocol in other ways beyond traditional fin
ancial transactions.

Yup - UIGEA passed in 2006, which outlawed

2013-03-25 07:50:44 by NYC_Guy_111

(for banks) the ability to transfer funds for online gambling
it remains legal to gamble online (at a Federal level, and in most states), and it also remains legal for me as a bettor to transfer funds offshore (whether it's $ or Bitcoin)
my compliance requirements are that i pay taxes on gambling income, and also file form TDF 90-22.1, to report offshore accounts

Good, up until the last paragraph

2013-04-18 10:53:45 by NYC_Guy_111

At that point Bitcoin would probably be bust.
Another tech/business writer who doesnt know what really goes on in the trenches
For example, online sports gambling is a $380B market. That one market alone is reason enough why bitcoin may explode.
Visa, US based VC firms, et al will not enter that market, because of the legal risk.
But yes, there is room for more than one major crypto-currency.

Does Mark Pincus have a Felony Arrest Warrant

2013-06-02 08:36:20 by 5-YEARS-PRISON!!!

TIME TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST
1) Zynga is alive and well and is 100% functional today.
2) Bitcoin's Mt Gox founder has a Felony arrest warrant out for him.
3) Zynga is poised to take advantage of huge trends:
- real-money online gambling, now legal in 3 states
- the massive increase in online mobile and tablet entertainment
4) Bitcoin is poised to be subjected to a crushing trend of
- having its only U.S. means to convert bitcoins to U.S. dollars
permanently closed
You bitcoin tards are setting yourself up to lose money

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