Sahara Becomes First Strip Casino to Offer Crypto-funded Casino Play Via Cage Transactions

The Sahara has become the first casino on the Las Vegas Strip to offer regulated cryptocurrency-funded gaming transactions through its casino cage, allowing customers to convert three kinds of digital assets into chips or casino tickets for gambling—Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Litecoin. Customers are not wagering cryptocurrency directly. The 74-year-old north-Strip resort announced the rollout in partnership with crypto-payments company BurraPay, which previously launched a similar system at Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Control Board approved BurraPay’s system earlier this year.