Daniel Allermand

Daniel Allermand

iGaming.org Reporter
Daniel Allermand is a freelance writer, with more than 14 years of experience in the industry as an operator, affiliate and poker player. Daniel has decided it was time to try and bring more coverage about the industry to the general public by writing articles about everything from poker to casino.  

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Daniel's latest articles


First Bitcoin Transaction in North Korea

We have to admit that the header sounds a little more interesting than the story actually is, however we still found it interesting enough to share it with you The first official Bitcoin transaction to be made in North Korea was made by a tourist, writing about his experience on the popular Reddit site The tourist was on one of the guided tours..
12 years ago

Zynga Testing Bitcoin Payments System for In-Game Purchases

The American game developing company Zynga has decided to test accepting Bitcoins as a payment method for users doing in-game application purchases The test is available to players of FarmVille 2, ChefVille, CastleVille, Hidden Chronicles, CoasterVille, CityVille and Hidden Shadows, but only if you are playing the popular games through Zyngacom's..
12 years ago

Coingen Makes It Possible to Create Your Own Cryptocurrency

With more and more AltCoins coming up, trying to become the next big cryptocurrency to compete with the Bitcoin, many users has been asking themselves if they should try and make a coin While most cryptocurrency enthusiasts might have a good idea for a new coin, they may not be able to actually create the coin and get it into circulation - until..
12 years ago

New AltCoin Cryptocurrency Inspired by Kanye West

In a time where more and more new and somehow unique AltCoins are being released, a new coin inspired by the controversial rapper is about to be released The coin will be known as Coinye West and as you can see in the picture has its design very inspired by the rapper, as well as from the name that resemblance his name The developers behind..
12 years ago

Adult Site Now Accepting Bitcoin as Payment Method

One of the world's largest porn sites Porncom has now started to accept the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin as a payment method to gain access to their exclusive content Unlike illegal torrent based porn sites, Porncom is one of largest legal porn sites offering their piquant videos to users who are willing to pay to receive high quality..
12 years ago

Cryptocurrencies Valued at $13 Billion Combined

After the bitcoin became popular here in 2013, many alternative coins, so called "AltCoins" appeared and fought for the chance to become the next big cryptocurrency There is now more than 67 different cryptocurrency coins in circulation and more continues to come, as entrepreneurs develops on the original bitcoin and adds the things to its coding..
12 years ago

No Registration Needed for Cryptocurrency Miners in the US

Earlier this year when the Bitcoin became a mainstream name and more and more people were looking into investing and mining the popular cryptocurrency, the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) created a guide, telling Americans how cryptocurrencies should be regulated The guide made it clear for most miners that..
12 years ago

GamCrowd to offer Crowdfunding to New Igaming Businesses

Maybe you have heard about it before, crowdfunding is the latest thing for businesses to do instead of getting a bank loan to start up their business This allows investors from all over the world to see the business plan and decide whether or not they will be interested in investing in the project GamCrowd is the first company to create this sort..
12 years ago

Canadian Wins Last Sunday Million of 2013

The year of 2013 has come to an end and this morning the winner of the last Sunday Million of the year was found 8751 contestants paid the $215 buy-in and the Canadian known as "WhatArunAA" took down the tournament and won $208,37290 after doing a deal threehanded The deal ensured that third place received a larger amount of money, as well as..
12 years ago

Coinbase Launching POS App for Bitcoin Payments

Coinbase - One of the leading bitcoin wallets - is increasing their focus on the merchants as it has just released a point-of-sale application, allowing merchants to accept bitcoins as a payment method Consumers can pay for their goods or service simply by downloading the application and using it to pay while they are in the merchant, bringing new..
12 years ago

Bitcoin ATM No 100 Sold by Lamassu

The world's leading bitcoin ATM manufacturer Lamassu has just announced that they have sold the 100'th bitcoin ATM, hitting the first milestone in their four month operational period With the sell of the 100th ATM they also launched an online interactive map where bitcoin enthusiasts can find and see exactly where the ATM's are located around the..
12 years ago

Li Ka-shing Investing in Bitcoin Payment Service Company BitPay

Li Ka-shing may not ring a bell to most ears, but people in the financial world is well aware of who he is, as he is the richest man in Asia, rumored to have a net worth of upwards of $31 billion Li Ka-shing has invested a significant amount of money into the bitcoin payment service company BitPay, making bitcoin enthusiasts across the world see..
12 years ago

South Korean TV Celebrities Suspended for Gambling

South Korean TV celebrities Lee Soo-Geun, Tak Jae-Hoon and singer Tony An has been given a one year suspension for gambling for hundreds of millions worth of KRW (South Korean Currency, $1 = KRW 1,054) on online gambling sites The three personalities primarily bet on the English Premier League, but also gambled with other leagues from around the..
12 years ago

Indian Bitcoin Exchanges Closing

The Indian Government has released a warning to their people as well as the Bitcoin exchanges about the insecurity of the Bitcoin and its alternative coins The warnings has made the Indian Bitcoin exchanges close and the country is now regulating against the cryptocurrencies to ensure that the country will not be involved The first Bitcoin..
12 years ago

More Charities Accepting Bitcoin Donations

More and more charity organizations have started to accept Bitcoin donations, due to the easy integration of the popular payment method as well as the low fee associated with the cryptocurrency The integration of Bitcoins as a donation possibility opens up a new world of possible donators as well as a chance of the worth of the coins increasing..
12 years ago

Overstock To Accept Bitcoins – Potential Boost of Value

Since the Bitcoin became mainstream news a few months back, the question of when the large merchants would begin to accept the popular payment method has been asked several times Now one of the largest online retailers Overstock has made the announcement that they are integrating Bitcoins and that their customers should be able to pay with the..
12 years ago

OEG Signs Agreement With Playtech

Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG), a land based casino group, has recently signed a deal with the biggest casino provider in the world Playtech Playtech will be helping the group to successfully launch their own OlyBet brand, which will be targeting Estonia and Latvia and the relevant players there Playtech will be the only casino game provider..
12 years ago

Christmas Hackings Costing Millions of DogeCoins

The Christmas time is supposed to be about having a good time with family and friends and appreciate each other While some people were doing that, others were hacking innocent peoples DogeCoin wallet, stealing coins worth over $12,000 the founder of DogeCoin confirmed today The attack seemed to have not been on individual DogeCoin wallets, but..
12 years ago

Northern Ireland Football League Takes in BragBet as Their Main Partner for Betting

The Northern Ireland  League has just revealed their new partner for betting in the league and the choice landed on Telefonica backed BragBet, an Irish betting site and social community The deal has been signed for the next 25 years, with hopes of bringing fans of the different teams in the Northern Ireland Football League together in the..
12 years ago

Swedish Casino Player Wins €4.1+ in Unibet

An anonymous casino player from Stockholm Sweden Thursday won the progressive jackpot in Unibet's casino game Arabian Nights, giving him a huge price of €41 million The jackpot was won by betting €5, which is the lowest possible in the game provided by Net Entertainment With the major win, not only did the anonymous Swedish casino..
12 years ago