Poker News – As Bitcoin becomes more and more of an emerging currency market, it should be something that is on every poker player’s radar. In the PokerNews Guide To Bitcoin, Part 1: we discussed what Bitcoin is and how it can relate to poker. For Part 2, we will look at the advantages of Bitcoin on the online felt. To give PokerNews readers a better understanding of the pros and cons of Bitcoin poker sites, we reached out to Michael Hadjuk, owner and CEO of Infiniti Poker, which offered a soft launch of the site on Nov. 27, 2013….

From Gambling 911 A rep for Carbon Poker, the flagship Internet poker room on the Merge Gaming Network, has confirmed that the company is looking very closely at offering the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin as a payment option. “I know Merge have been looking into the validity of using BC as a funding and withdrawal method for quite some time now,” a Carbon Poker rep posted on the TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum. That same rep alluded to concerns over regulatory frameworks and controls, something that could soon be addressed with news that the Winklevoss twins, who famously alleged that Facebook Inc…