We know from my interview with professional poker player Daniel that crypto-currencies are set to transform the face of online poker and beyond.  We also know there are a number of poker pros who have dipped their toe into Bitcoin and blockchain, whether its investing in Bitcoin or other crypto-currencies, participating in ICOs, simply playing online poker using Bitcoin or building Bitcoin-powered gambling sites from scratch such as former poker player Dean Nolan has done.

Nolan first got into Bitcoin around 2012 when he was looking into payment options for playing poker online and as a result, he launched crowd-funded Bitcoin dice casino BetKing.io in 2013, just one year later.

“Around the end of 2012 I was developing a poker site and casino, which became BetKing.  I didn’t have the investment that would be required for funding a bankroll so I decided that crowdfunding would be a great way to go”, shared Noland.

“Bitcoin allowed me to give anyone the possibility of funding the casino bankroll.  It also offered benefits to players, such as instant transactions, you don’t have to wait days or weeks on cashouts”, he added.