Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM To Launch In VegasDevice Is Said To Be First Celebrity-Themed ATM Of Its Kind |
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Las Vegas recently got another bitcoin ATM, but this one has an unusual theme. It’s an official Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM, according to a press release from the firm behind the project, Bitcoin Direct.
The ATM is at the Linq, and it will officially launch on Sept. 24, though there was a roll-out last month.
“The Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM will bridge the gap between bitcoin users and mainstream pop culture by providing consumers with the ability to use cash to purchase bitcoins instantaneously through their mobile devices,” the company said in a statement.
Bitcoin Direct added that the ATM “will be the first celebrity sponsored bitcoin product to date.” Tyson tweeted in July that it will be “changing the way we get change.”
The ATM comes just over a year after the Strip got its first ever bitcoin ATM. In January 2014, bitcoin made its Las Vegas debut by being accepted by two Downtown Las Vegas casinos. In May of last year, the first bitcoin ATM appeared inside a casino in Sin City.
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Bitcoins themselves are still not acceptable directly for gambling in Nevada.
The Silver State proved that it was taking bitcoin seriously when it indicted poker pro Bryan Micon, who was accused of running an online poker site that dealt in bitcoins. Micon took a plea deal in the case in June.
As of Wednesday afternoon, one bitcoin was worth just under $230. The price of a bitcoin reached an all-time high of $1,124.76 in November 2013.
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