Las Vegas has always been the place where financial innovation and entertainment collide. On June 4, that collision produced a first that the gaming industry has been anticipating for years.
Social media personality Bryce Hall walked into Circa Resort & Casino’s downtown Las Vegas sportsbook — the largest in the world — and placed a wager funded entirely by Bitcoin.
The bet, worth approximately $350,000 at the time, was the first legal cryptocurrency-funded sports wager in Nevada history. He walked away with a $100,000 win…