A lightning network ATM would change my life.
146 sats \ 4 comments \ @Risky 20 Jul 2022 bitcoin
Here is a cool lightning ATM project being run out of Europe: https://www.bleskomat.com/
Poker is has been 20-40% of my annual income over the last 5 years or so. I treat the game very seriously and I abide by strict bankroll management rules in order to ensure I am always able to play. Currently, I have a players bank at the casino in cash, the amount varies anywhere between 4-10k. I feel this is safer than walking around casinos and parking lots with thousands in my packets or backpack, but soon it will be much safer. If there was a lightning network ATM at the casino I could keep 100% of my poker bankroll in bitcoin. When lightning ATM's become standard in casinos around the world, I will be able to move freely throughout the world just because of bitcoin and the cultivated skill of beating poker. As long as there's a game to be had that is :P
The poker pro lifestyle and bitcoin intermingle so beautifully. It has already made online poker better. Before I was a bitcoiner, I would wait six weeks for checks to come from AmericasCardRoom but now I can flow in and out of any online casino at ease. I think the same is coming for casino poker as well. It's inevitable that someone will realize how easy it would be to run a bitcoin brick and mortar casino; poker, tables, and slots alike. Traveling for poker is so much fun and sometimes necessary to break up the monotony of grinding away at the close local casino and bringing your bankroll with you is always a little nerve racking. Soon it will be a breath of fresh air. Bitcoin is giving different types of freedom to different types of people in all different parts of the world. I just wanted to share a bit with you a potentially new bitcoin personal use case.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @lipinip235 20 Jul 2022
Great use case. If more people started applying practical, everyday uses to bitcoin, adoption would really accelerate. I'll follow your lead and think of how I can implement sats transactions on my everyday life.
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6 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 20 Jul 2022
You make a good point there, anything that gives people more privacy, safety and security. I could see the value of having a duress wallet incase someone does try to run up on you
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6 sats \ 1 reply \ @Ganjamon 20 Jul 2022
Hey I like a little poker too. Is there a good place online to play poker using BTC?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Risky OP 20 Jul 2022
Hey there! You have a couple options depending on where you live. Every big poker site (poker stars, ggpoker, America’s card room) all take bitcoin but you are playing with USD. So you’re essentially buying and selling with your deposits and withdrawals, which has its pros and cons. We are gradually getting more bitcoin poker sites. The oldest and highest traffic (still very little) site for playing with bitcoin is SwCpoker.club. here the games are denominated in sats. You can play as small as 1 sat 2 sat or all the way up to 5k/10k and anywhere in between. Sadly there’s no lightning capability here but I imagine it’s going to happen one day.
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